17-year-old Camille is struggling to survive life in Paris, due to the death of her parents from small pox.
Where with each turn of the page you get more involved with twists and the turns of the plot that involve the main character, Camille Durbonne. Her wonderful writing takes you back to the beginnings of the French Revolution in France.
This is a delightful, historical fantasy novel for first time author Gita Trelease. Įnchantee is a compelling historical fantasy and is Gita Trelease's debut novel. But Camille's resentment of the rich is at odds with the allure of their glamour and excess, and she soon discovers that she's not the only one leading a double life. Using dark magic Camille transforms herself into the 'Baroness de la Fontaine' and presents herself at the court of Versaille, where she soon finds herself swept up in a dizzying life of riches, finery and suitors. But when her brother disappears Camille decides to pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. In desperation, she survives by using the petty magic she learnt from her mother. When seventeen-year-old Camille is left orphaned, she has to provide for her frail sister and her volatile brother.
Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries - and magicians. A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution.
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