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Gulland, Sandra
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YA
It's 1798, four years after the Terror in France when the guillotine threatened, and fifteen-year-old Hortense attends a girls' boarding school outside Paris. Accomplished in her studies, she dreams of composing her own music. Being the (real-life) stepdaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte, however, comes with certain expectations. This fictional account favors authentically portraying history and period mentality over granting its characters great depth. Glos.
Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant
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