Sovay
It’s England, 1783. When the rich and beautiful Sovay isn’t sitting for portraits, she’s donning a man’s cloak and robbing travelers—in broad daylight. But in a time when political allegiances between France and England are strained, a rogue bandit is not the only thing travelers fear. Spies...
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It’s England, 1783. When the rich and beautiful Sovay isn’t sitting for portraits, she’s donning a man’s cloak and robbing travelers—in broad daylight. But in a time when political allegiances between France and England are strained, a rogue bandit is not the only thing travelers fear. Spies abound, and rumors of sedition can quickly lead to disappearances. So when Sovay lifts the wallet of one of England’s most powerful and dangerous men, it’s not just her own identity she must hide, but that of her father. A dazzling historical saga in which the roles of thieves and gentry, good and bad, and men and women are interchanged to riveting effect.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781599904832 (1599904837)
Publish date: June 22nd 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
France,
European History,
French Revolution
Well, this should have been two books, at least. It was a good plot, but the trip to France should never have been squeezed into the same novel.So you hate the Love Triangle? Meet Celia Rees, breaking stereotypes: introducing the Love Hexagon. It's not as bad as it could have been, to be honest, b...
Sovay, you tricky devil you. You kept promising me a fascinating story that took place during a dramatic time period, and you were always beyond my reach. Then I reached the end and I realized your promises were shallow. I was looking for an exciting adventure while Sovay tried to save her family's ...
I just want to apologize firstly because this review is not very kind, and I don't like posting this kind of review but I'm . . . doing it anyway.Sovay has an excellent premise: a girl dressing as a highwayman to test the strength of her lover's devotion while her family is caught up in the French r...
Not bad for a historical novel. But by far not as captivating as "Pirates". I stopped after 224 pages because I have so many books on pile and reading time is precious.
Well, it is based off of a folk song, and I love when people take something like that and reinvent it or spin it into a wholly realized novel, but this one fell short of my expectations. It never really grabbed my interest, I never connected with the protagonists and I did not care for the style ove...