Sovay has everything-adventure, intrigue, romance, crossdressing. Celia lives in England with her husband and teenage daughter. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. With her father gone on business and her older brother at school, Sovay is left alone to prove that her fiance is a scoundrel. CELIA REES is the bestselling author of many books for young readers, including Pirates, Sovay, Witch Child, and Sorceress. Her father is a simple man but he has some radical political beliefs. Sovay Middleton is your average rich girl. Sure the plot is predictable, and the protagonist way too perfect, yet this was an adventure that kept your wanting more, even at its bad parts.

Still, Rees is skilled at breathing unexpected life into old tales (Witch Child), and here she’s taken a ballad of a female highwayman and given us a new perspective on what may have driven a woman to such lengths. Sovay by Celia Rees (Bloomsbury, Hardcover) Rating: Sovay is a well-to-do British girl living in the country. Sovay, the new book by Celia Rees, is a bucket load full of good old-fashioned spunk. The most most important events include the following. This story takes place in May of 1794 when Sovay begins her journey and the story begins. A refresher to the historical background would be helpful for unfamiliar readers, and at 404 pages, the book could take a lesson from the simpler Regency fashions of the period it describes. Sovay by Celia Rees tells the story of a girl who finds much more information than she should about both the Illuminati and the French Revolution. Period details are strong, and Sovay’s adventures into the cloak and dagger world will delight conspiracy-theorists and history buffs. Book Description Following the 20th anniversary of WITCH CHILD, this outstanding historical novel by Celia Rees also gets a stunning new package About the. Her father and brother have disappeared, spies abound, the Illuminati are lurking, and the only way for a woman to accomplish anything is to pass herself off as a man-a highwayman, in this case. Sovay Middleton is a girl of much importance, but her role is about to. It’s 1794, and the French Revolution is threatening to spill onto English soil. Sovay may be rich and beautiful, but this sassy lass has more on her mind than gowns and grooms.

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