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Set in 1937, the novel follows Sophia FitzOsborne, a member of the Montmaray royal family, as she keeps a detailed journal of her life in exile. Despite the lavish social life of London parties and balls, the family remains resolute in their aim to liberate their home island from German occupation. Through Sophia’s diary entries, the reader glimpses the tension between the comfort of exile and the looming threat of war that could end their country forever.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Michelle Cooper
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