![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s learning proper diversion, deceit, espionage and the poisons to use in different circumstances. Fourteen-year old Sophronia is sent to finishing school to be a lady. 1st in the timeline of all series per author list online. With strong girl characters, plenty of humorous moments and an entertaining plot, this is a light, frothy and fun adventure that will charm fans of historical fiction and fantasy. Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger 1st book in the Finishing School series. This Victorian steampunk take on the classic school story is full of delightful details, from mechanical butlers and flying highwaymen (or 'flywaymen') to Sophronia's adorable steam-powered sausage dog, Bumbersnoot. Arriving at their new school to discover it is located in a flying dirigible, and that werewolves and vampires will be amongst their teachers, Sophonia and her new-found friends realise they are in for a very eventful first term. Whilst the finer points of dance, dress and etiquette are all part of the curriculm, the school also trains young ladies in a quite different kind of 'finishing' - the arts of espionage, death and diversion. Sophronia is horrified when her mother decides to send her to Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality, but she soon realises it's not quite the sort of 'finishing school' her mother had expected. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |