A Brief History of Montmaray |
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| Author:
| Cooper, Michelle |
| Read by:
| Bering, Emma |
| Series title: | The Montmaray Journals |
| ISBN: | 978-0-307-70778-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Random House Audio Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Listening Library |
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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There's a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.
Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their...
More DescriptionThere's a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.
Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island--until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed.
A Brief History of Montmaray is a heart-stopping tale of loyalty, love, and loss, and of fighting to hold on to home when the world is exploding all around you.
Once in a while, a special book will cross our paths and make us grateful for life and the ability to read. I'm talking about A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper. I'm calling her Australia's next stroke of literary brilliance.--Viewpoint From the Hardcover edition.