The FitzOsbornes at War (66 page)
Sophie FitzOsborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray, along with her tomboy younger sister, Henry, her beautiful, intellectual cousin, Veronica, and Veronica’s father, the completely mad King John. When Sophie receives a leather journal for her sixteenth birthday, she decides to write about her life on the island. But it is 1936 and bigger events are on the horizon. Is everything Sophie knows and loves about to change?
‘An exquisite, slowly built story of intrigue, romance, bravery, wartime and family . . . Simply divine.’
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Sophie’s dreams of making her debut in shimmering ballgowns are finally coming true, but how can she enjoy her new life in England when they have all lost so much? Aunt Charlotte is ruthless in her quest to see Sophie and Veronica married off, Toby is as charming and lazy as ever, Henry is driving her governess to the brink of madness, and the battle of wills between Simon and Veronica continues. Can Sophie keep her family together, when everything seems to be falling apart?
An enticing glimpse into high society, the cut and thrust of politics as nations scramble to avert world war, and the hidden depths of a family in exile, struggling to find their place in the world.
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The Montmaray Journals 3: The FitzOsbornes at War
Copyright © 2012 Michelle Cooper
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Author: Cooper, Michelle
Title: The FitzOsbornes at war (electronic resource) / Michelle Cooper
ISBN: 978 1 74275 033 0 (ebook)
Series: Cooper, Michelle. Montmaray journals; 3
Target audience: For secondary school age
Dewey number: A823.4
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Table of Contents
Toby’s Account of Events from May, 1942 to January, 1944; transcribed 16th May, 1944