Escape from Versailles

Exciting new historical fiction, set during the French Revolution, which follows the lives of two young people during these turbulent years. As the eighteenth century draws towards its close, Henri and Juliette are being brought up as young aristocrats destined to take up positions in the upper echelons of French society. Henri loves riding and adventures and dreams of becoming a cavalry officer; Juliette longs to escape her restricted life at her family’s chateau in the countryside. They are both excited when their uncle arranges for them to move to the spectacular Palace of Versailles where they will be part of the ostentatious and extravagant court of King Louis XVI and his Queen, Marie Antoinette. National affairs however start to impact on their lives and, as they become embroiled in a series of seemingly unstoppable events, it appears that life in France will never be the same, for them or for anyone. The book is aimed particularly at readers aged 10 to 14.