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Ophelia's World or The Memoirs of a Parisian Shop Girl
Ophelia's World or The Memoirs of a Parisian Shop Girl Author:Michele Durkson Clise Ophelia B. Clise is the romantic, funny, very lovable bear who runs a shop called the Bazaar des Bears on Paris's rue de Bac. Ophelia's World is the lavishly illustrated journal she keeps for one adventure-filled year. — The photographs, incredible in their detail, are made up of posed teddy bears dressed extravagantly in antique textiles and bit... more »s of lace and veiling, dried and fresh flowers, paper ephemerata, and various intriguing props, arranged to depict a world of high camp enchantment achieved only by certain expensive gift shops (which is, in fact, the setting of the book) and the apartments of old and wealthy homosexuals. The book is arranged as a month-by-month diary of a year, with seasonal activities, story arcs involving various characters, descriptions of lavish costumes and food, social intrigue, bits of poetry, more costumes and food, and so on.« less