This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Book Description
Release Date: February 5, 2013 | Series: Finishing School
It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another
to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to
Finishing School.
Fourteen-year-old
Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more
interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper
manners--and the family can only hope that company never sees her
atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to
become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle
Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but the also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage--in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.
But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but the also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage--in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.
About the Author
Ms. Carriger began writing in order to cope with being raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. After inadvertently acquiring several degrees in Higher Learning. Ms. Carriger then traveled the historic cities of Europe, subsisting entirely on biscuits secreted in her handbag. She now resides in the Colonies, where she insists on tea imported directly from London and cats that pee into toilets. She is fond of teeny tiny hats and tropical fruit.She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate series, published by Orbit. http://www.gailcarriger.com.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (February 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031619008X
- ISBN-13: 978-0316190084
Great pick!! I absolutely LOVE the cover for this book!!
ReplyDelete- Farah @ MajiBookshelf
I love Gail Carriger!! Parasol Protectorate is one of my faves, so I'm sure I'll enjoy this one. Thanks for spotlighting it! New follower. :)
ReplyDeleteAudrey @ Her Fiction Fix (WoW)
Gail Carriger is such a great author. I'm really looking forward to this new series.
ReplyDeleteYes! I had this is my WoW a while back ago. So excited for this book! Great pick :)
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Great pick! I can’t wait to read this either! I had it as my WoW last week.
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ReplyDeleteThis was my first ever waiting on Wednesday entry. Cannot wait for this book! Great pick :)
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I actually picked this as my wow a few weeks back and I just love the steampunk elements of this book. Great choice!!
ReplyDeleteI've seen the book around a lot and even though I might not be very impressed with the summary, I do wish to read it. And oh, that cover! it's gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI hope you like the book when you get the chance to read it. Great pick!
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"It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time."--LOL
ReplyDeleteInteresting pick! Love the cover! :)
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