![]() ![]() A baby girl abandoned in a mountainside church, taken by two maiden housekeepers to live with them and three eccentric professors, raised to work hard but always with joy and pride. ![]() I felt like you were writing a modern fairy tale. People around her did have their foibles, but she rarely focused on them (indeed, sometimes she never saw them for what they were), but you described what she saw deftly enough that the reader could recognize them. And to a young innocent living in Vienna, the city is a most magical place with little darkness. This was written for children, and clearly from the point of view of a young girl. This was, of course, not quite like your adult novels. So when I read that you had written a young adult novel set in pre-WWI Vienna, I promptly ordered it, and upon receiving it, promptly devoured it. Your books set in Vienna are some of my favorites, because the city through your eyes becomes a place on par with Faery, with enchantments of color and taste and music to be found around every corner. They have a way of showing even the most mundane things in a magical light, and that always makes me realize there’s a bit of fairy tale in everyone’s life. ![]() I’ve long been a fan of your adult novels. Jan A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews childrens-books / Young-Adult 20 Comments OctoREVIEW: The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson ![]()
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