A Brief History of Montmaray, Michelle Cooper
A Brief History of Montmaray, Michelle Cooper
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A Brief History of Montmaray

Author: Michelle Cooper

Narrator: Emma Bering

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2010


Synopsis

“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.”

Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island—until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed.

A Brief History of Montmaray is a heart-stopping tale of loyalty, love, and loss, and of fighting to hold on to home when the world is exploding all around you.

“Once in a while, a special book will cross our paths and make us grateful for life and the ability to read. I’m talking about A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper. I’m calling her Australia’s next stroke of literary brilliance.”—Viewpoint

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on May 26, 2011

This book would have been a perfect companion for my fifteen year old self. I think I simply found this one too late to be receptive to many of its charms. This is a book that one should hand to a young girl to introduce her into a world that I've already found. I've already read I Capture the Castl......more

Goodreads review by TheBookSmugglers on August 23, 2012

Originally reviewed on The Book Smugglers October, 1936 - the sovereign island nation of Montmaray seems an idyllic, impossible place. Sitting a scant few hundred miles off the coasts of England and France, Montmaray and her inhabitants are a strange, quirky bunch. With as many FitzOsborne royal high......more

Goodreads review by Howard on September 09, 2020

4.5 Stars for A Brief History of Montmaray: The Montmaray Journals Series, Book 1 (audiobook) by Michelle Cooper read by Emma Bering. I really enjoyed this. The characters and the setting were great. This is probably the most unique novel I’ve read set during WWII.......more

Goodreads review by steph on March 07, 2020

Review March 2020: I stumbled across this series on my shelves as I was moving and I decided to re-read them, see if I still loved these three books as much as I did (8!!!!) years ago when I first read them. Well I can tell you that I finished this book finding myself STILL in love with Sophie. She's......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on July 28, 2013

This is a brilliant coming of age story set just before World War II in a fictional island nation off the coast of Spain. Sophia is a good narrator. She's quiet, caring and observant yet she doubts her own abilities until faced with a crisis. All of the characters truly come to life and become fles......more


Quotes

Starred Review, Booklist, September 15, 2009:
"A smart and stirring choice to usher fans of the Brontës into the twentieth century."


Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Fall Children's Book Sense Picks
  • New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award
  • Parents' Choice Award