Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Pages: 472 pages
Book Synopsis
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.
PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape.
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.
My Review:
Viva La Revolution!!
I cannot believe I did not read this book sooner! Revolution is the incredible story about Andi a young girl in private school who's life seems to be falling apart in the worst kind of ways. She suffers from severe depression after losing her younger brother in a tragic accident. Her father who had since remarried and moved on with his life sees how bad her home life has become and comes to take her away to Paris so she can focus on her end of term paper and get into a good college. While away in Paris she strikes up a deal with her father that if she can write her paper by the end of the week he will let her go home. Everything is going great until Andi discovers a diary in an old guitar case written by a girl who lived during the French Revolution.
Alexandrine was a young woman who was employed by the King and Queen of France at the time to entertain their young son Louis-Charles. For those of you who are not familiar with that story Louis-Charles is the son of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. During the Revolution Louis-Charles was captured by the revolutionaries while his family was trying to flee from the castle they were being held captive in for three long years. Louis-Charles was then taken from his family and eventually thrown into a prison tower where he was basically left to die. Louis-Charles was only ten years old when he died but his body disappeared and so many people were convinced he got away while others did not think he was as lucky.
- Louis-Charles aka Louis XVII
Revolution will absolutely make you go through all the feels! I love this book and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Historical Fiction!
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