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Emily Janice Card
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Emma Bering
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Brooklyn
Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.
Paris
Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want - and couldn’t escape.
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages - until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.
Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light, artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.
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Editor reviews
From Brooklyn to Paris and from the 18th-century to the 21st, Jennifer Donnelly’s Revolution covers a vast spread of geography, culture, and time. Emily Janice Card does the heavy lifting in her narration of Andi Alpers, a Brooklyn prep school misfit and gifted musician with enough life experience for someone three times her age. Card delivers Andi’s heartbreak and depression with remarkable awareness, her intonation constantly evolving and adapting to the development of the character. When Andi finds a mysterious archaic diary while accompanying her father on a trip to Paris, narrator Emma Bering voices a smaller but vital role as Alexandrine, a French actress living in Versaille as a companion to Louis Charles, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in Revolution-era France. Card and Bering’s collaboration yields a stunning performance of an alliance between two women separated by three centuries. Revolution will charm Francophiles, historians, and musicians alike.
Following the tragic death of her younger brother and the divorce of her mother and father, Andi spirals into a severe depression. Arguably the most stable in this arrangement, her father, an award-winning genetics professor at Harvard, takes notice when he discovers that Andi is in danger of failing out of high school. He insists that she join him on a business trip to Paris to focus on writing her senior thesis and her mental wellness. Initially reluctant to leave her mother behind, Andi soon finds a reason to explore Paris the diary written by Alexandrine detailing the final days of the French monarchy and the Reign of Terror.
The entanglement of Andi and Alexandrine’s storylines as Andi becomes engrossed in the diary offers a fascinating glimpse into both contemporary and 18th-century Paris. Donnelly’s striking construction of these two worlds is accompanied by Andi’s acute perception and passion for music of all eras. From Beethoven to Radiohead, music plays a central role in Andi’s emotional recovery and journey throughout Revolution. Card inhabits the music’s supporting role ardently. Suzanne Day
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- Danielle Hay
- 23-07-24
it was OK. not my favourite
as always with Jennifer donnelly work, the characters are good and the descriptions really draw you in. I enjoyed a lot of the historic parts ,but the odd time travel part almost made me give up in the last few chapters. narration was good and I appreciated 2 narrators for the two main females. it certainly helped with the flow.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- lee
- 08-11-11
excellent
fantastic ,although Alexandrine's story during the french revolution is the better story.Both of the narraters do a brilliant job,highly recommended
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Hannah Banana
- 29-06-12
Addictive - better than regular teen lit
I was intrigued as I had previously read a Donnelly book before and I am interested in the French Revolution so I thought I'd give it a go. After initially thinking I'd made a mistake and wondered into a morbid teenage trash book I found that in no time at all I was completely sucked into the story.
I soon became obsessed much like the central character Andi with listening to find out more. I drove through and from work listening to it, I stayed up until 1 in the morning listening to it - it gripped me that much.
Unlike other books in the genre I truly like and empathise with the characters and it is so beautifully written that you feel like you are actually there with them. The book is about obsession and addiction and Donnelly manages to pull off something truly amazing by getting this across by drawing in the readers in the same way as Andi and Alex.
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- Leigh
- 02-12-13
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Would you listen to Revolution again? Why?
This is a really good read, I was a bit apprehensive when I started listening as its not my normal theme. Its more real life than fantasy. The story is well put together and you can almost be the characters. I liked the fact that there were two narrators reading the story and that they had the appropriate accents to match the country of origin as it gave it a more real feel. Its about two girls from different eras but with so many similarities.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favourite character was the modern day girl.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
The book was too long to listen to all in one go but I completed it in a week of travel to and from work at least three hours a day.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-10-22
Beautiful
Grief, music and the French Revolution. I was moved to tears once again by this story I felt the pain, the love the history and am so thankful for the chance.
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- katy
- 23-03-16
Loved this book
I wasn't sure when I started it but it turned out to be fantastic and I couldn't put it down.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Olive Oil
- 30-07-12
A story that makes you feel!
This is a fascinating story it pulls at your emotions making you feel so strongly for both girls. It gave me a different view of the Revolution and made me want to go back to Paris with a need to be able to absorb the horror and mourn the people that died there.
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