Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I want to learn more about the French Revolution now! I downloaded the audio of this book and it was a great story to listen to. High School senior, Andy, is super depressed after the death of her younger brother and her family is falling apart. She is on the brink of flunking out of her prestigious high school and even contemplating suicide. She is forced to go to Paris with her father when her mother is put into a mental hospital. While in Paris she is on strict orders to finish her thesis. In the process she comes across a young woman's diary from the time of the French Revolution. The story alternates between Andy's contemporary life and the story of Alex, who cared for Louis Charles, the young lost King, in the time of the Revolution. The story is a historical mystery that kept me wanting to know what happened next. Definitely a must read!



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