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The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
At eighty-nine, Boston jewel thief Colette Marceau has spent a lifetime following her mother Annabel’s code: take only from the cruel and unkind, give to those who need it. Across decades she has quietly redirected fortunes — including toward the Boston Center for Holocaust Education — while the world believes she is merely a glamorous eccentric. When twin butterfly bracelets from 1927 Paris surface in a museum loan, Colette and her protégé Aviva are pulled into a dual-timeline mystery that reaches back to Resistance work, a child lost in the Seine, and a sister who may not be dead after all.
“We do not steal for ourselves. We take from those who have taken too much — and we give where the law will not.”
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The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau Printables
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Get Premium KitMarceau code quote cards
Printable cards with the thematic family-code line and space for a favorite passage (spoiler-safe for guests still reading if they write their own).
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Butterfly bracelet bingo
24-square bingo tuned to Boston, Paris, museum, and discussion-room moments.
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Provenance label worksheet
Guests invent exhibit labels for personal heirlooms — mirrors the museum plot without requiring plot knowledge.
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Book club invite
Invite copy with jewel-tone styling hooks and the kit’s question about living by a rejected family code.
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Character connection map
One-page guide to Colette, Annabel, Liliane/Anne, Aviva, Daniel, Lucas, and Verdier for spoiler-aware groups.
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Review & rating sheet
Scorecard for dual-timeline pacing, ethical debate, romance, and Holocaust-memory handling — plus spoiler checkbox for shared notes.
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