Montmaray Journals: A Brief History of Montmaray
- 作者
- 出版社 Random House Children's Books
- 出版时间 2009年10月
- ISBN 9780375858642
- 定价 136.80
内容简介
There'safinelinebetweengossipandhistory,whenoneistalkingaboutkings.SophieFitzosbornelivesinacrumblingcastleinthetinyislandkingdomofMontmaraywithhereccentricandimpoverishedroyalfamily.Whenshereceivesajournalforhersixteenthbirthday,Sophiedecidestochronicleday-to-daylifeontheisland.Butthisis1936,andthenewsthattricklesinfromthemainlandrevealsaworldonthebrinkofwar.ThepoliticsofEuropeseemfarawayfromtheirremoteisland--untiltwoGermanofficerslandaboatonMontmaray.Andthensuddenlypoliticsbecomeverypersonalindeed.ABriefHistoryofMontmarayisaheart-stoppingtaleofloyalty,love,andloss,andoffightingtoholdontohomewhentheworldisexplodingallaroundyou.Onceinawhile,aspecialbookwillcrossourpathsandmakeusgratefulforlifeandtheabilitytoread.I'mtalkingaboutABriefHistoryofMontmaraybyMichelleCooper.I'mcallingherAustralia'snextstrokeofliterarybrilliance.--Viewpoint
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