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MacColl, Michaela

Prisoners in the Palace

364 pp. | Chronicle | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8118-7300-0 $16.99
(4) YA Fascinating research about the press, social classes, and royal politics in the years before Victoria took the throne undergirds this tale about the isolated princess and a fictional maid, Liza, who helps her achieve independence. There's some awkwardness to the otherwise engaging narrative; for example, Victoria's passivity makes her annoyingly self-centered and Liza's accomplishments become melodramatically exaggerated. An author's note is appended. Reading list.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

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