Author: Katherine Rundell
Genre: Realistic fiction (even though it isn't that realistic)
Setting: England and Paris (I'm not exactly sure on the time, but it was before women commonly wore pants)
Summary: When Sophie was a baby, she survived a sinking ship. She was floated in a cello case
and was found by a man named Charles Maxim. Since then she has lived with him, but the childcare agency doesn't approve of the way Sophie is being raised. Sophie is sure that she remembers that her mother wore trousers and played the cello, with were both unusual for women at the time. When Sophie finds an address in the cello case she was floated in, she and Charles travel there to escape the childcare agency and to see if they can find out more about Sophie's mother. In Paris, Sophie meets Matteo, a boy who lives on a roof. But the questions are still: does Sophie's mother still live in Paris? And is she still alive? And if she is, then will Sophie find her?
I really enjoyed this book. I didn't think it was exactly a thrilling page-turner, but I still wanted to keep reading. There wasn't a whole lot of action, but I thought there was enough to keep the story interesting. I'm not exactly sure of the kind of person who would like this book, though.
Genre: Realistic fiction (even though it isn't that realistic)
Setting: England and Paris (I'm not exactly sure on the time, but it was before women commonly wore pants)
Summary: When Sophie was a baby, she survived a sinking ship. She was floated in a cello case
and was found by a man named Charles Maxim. Since then she has lived with him, but the childcare agency doesn't approve of the way Sophie is being raised. Sophie is sure that she remembers that her mother wore trousers and played the cello, with were both unusual for women at the time. When Sophie finds an address in the cello case she was floated in, she and Charles travel there to escape the childcare agency and to see if they can find out more about Sophie's mother. In Paris, Sophie meets Matteo, a boy who lives on a roof. But the questions are still: does Sophie's mother still live in Paris? And is she still alive? And if she is, then will Sophie find her?
I really enjoyed this book. I didn't think it was exactly a thrilling page-turner, but I still wanted to keep reading. There wasn't a whole lot of action, but I thought there was enough to keep the story interesting. I'm not exactly sure of the kind of person who would like this book, though.
