Mr Bs Emporium of Reading Delights: Revolution

This book is a great historical novel set partly in the French revolution in Paris and partly in the modern day. Andi is a troubled teen with some serious issues when she finds a diary left behind after the chaos of the revolution. There are some brilliant descriptions of Paris and a lot of subtle historical details that really gives a sense of the time whilst still being super fast paced. It is also choc-full of action, music, romance and angst.
Libby Harris (Fri 14th Oct 2011)

Publisher synopsis: Andi lives in New York and is dealing with the emotional turmoil of her younger brother's accidental death. Alex lives in Paris and is a companion to the dauphin, the young son of Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI, during the violent days of the French Revolution. When Andi is sent to Paris to get her out of the trouble she's so easily enveloped by in New York, their two stories collide, and Andi finds a way to reconcile herself not only to her past but also to her future. This is a heart-wrenchingly beautiful, evocative portrait of lives torn apart by grief and mended by love.

ISBN: 9781408801512

Pub. Date: 3rd Oct 2011

Pages: 496

Height: 198mm

Width: 129mm