Spirit of Lost Angels
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9782954168104 (2954168102)
ASIN: 2954168102
Publish date: June 2nd 2012
Publisher: Perrat Publishing
Pages no: 378
Edition language: English
Thanks to Rosie Amber for organising Rosie’s Book Review Team and to the author for offering me a copy of the book that I freely chose to review. I had recently read and reviewed Liza Perrat’s fabulous book The Silent Kookaburra (check the review here) and could not pass on the opportunity to read a...
The young lady whom this novel centres around endures many hardships that are very realistic for this time period. She has to adapt to the world around her in order to survive. Things get better, then worse, then better again. I felt very sorry for her but sadly it is not unrealistic. It is a more f...
After reading numerous mystery/thrillers, lately I have been on an Historical Fiction bent. I have been in love with HF since I was in my teams and first read the books of James Michener, Kathleen Woodiweiss, and Jean Plaidy. There is just something about reading a book that takes you back in time...
Victoire, a peasant girl raised in rural France, undergoes a series of tragedies—some while still in her village, others during a brief stay in Paris. As she comes into her own, the simmering unrest among the lower classes reaches its peak, and she is caught up in the French Revolution.There are som...
I really love a book with a strong, intelligent female protagonist. What is especially impressive about the leading lady, Victoire Charpentier, is that she is from the 18th century when women were still considered property. She also was literate, which was rare for a woman of that time and of her ...