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Etiquette & espionage

Etiquette & espionage

Historical FictionEspionage
Pages
320
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Sophronia's family hopes a finishing school will teach her proper manners, but she's more interested in tinkering and climbing. To their surprise, Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality teaches more than just etiquette. Sophronia and her friends soon discover that alongside dance and dress, they'll be learning the fine arts of death, diversion, and espionage. Get ready for a thrilling first year as these young ladies navigate a world of polite peril.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousFunnyLighthearted
AcademyFish Out of WaterComing of Age

Genres

Historical Fiction Espionage Fantasy Juvenile Mystery Steampunk Young Adult Science Fiction Spy

About the author

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Gail Carriger

Gail Carriger (born Tofa Borregaard, May 4, 1976, in Bolinas, California) is an American writer of steampunk and paranormal romance, best known for the Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, Timeless) and its young-adult companion series, Finishing School. Before turning to fiction full-time, she trained as an archaeologist, earning a master's degree in archaeological materials from the University of Nottingham and a master's in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz....

Characters

SophroniaProtagonist
Mrs. TemminnickSupporting
Mademoiselle GeraldineSupporting
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