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What an epic book! Starting with the narrator giving quite an intro and then the book completely jumps into the childhood of a princess who we all come to find out quickly will be influential in her country's future. France is literally balancing on her shoulders.
First, let me rave about how I loved the narrator and it was fantastic to read a book from this period from the perspective of a close maid who even spent nights in the Princess' rooms. She had a unique perspective and she was able to use the Princess' unmailed letters to fill in the story - genius. Of course there was drama, but there was also some fantastically intense scenes that just kept the book moving along and along.
What an epic book! Starting with the narrator giving quite an intro and then the book completely jumps into the childhood of a princess who we all come to find out quickly will be influential in her country's future. France is literally balancing on her shoulders.
First, let me rave about how I loved the narrator and it was fantastic to read a book from this period from the perspective of a close maid who even spent nights in the Princess' rooms. She had a unique perspective and she was able to use the Princess' unmailed letters to fill in the story - genius. Of course there was drama, but there was also some fantastically intense scenes that just kept the book moving along and along.
