The Seven Fires of Mademoiselle - Softcover

Vilar, Esther

Softcover

ISBN 10: 009953164X ISBN 13: 9780099531647

Publisher: Vintage, 2009

Synopsis

How far would you go to get someone's attention?

Carlota is a precocious twelve-year-old who is fond of making elaborate inventions and devoted to her astonishingly beautiful yet mildly eccentric, French nanny, Mademoiselle.

Despite being courted by all the eligible bachelors in town, Mademoiselle never shows the tiniest jot of interest in the opposite sex until, on Christmas Day, Carlota's home-made decorations catch fire and the local fire brigade rush to the scene. Among the tall, athletic firefighters there is one short, balding man called Nick Kowalski with whom mademoiselle falls instantly and passionately in love.

She turns to Carlota for help- how can she ever contrive to meet him again and ignite his affections? The answer lies in a box of matches...

About this title

Product Description:

Title: Seven Fires of Mademoiselle <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Esther Vilar <>Publisher: The Book Service Orphans

Review:

"Sparky... A genuinely enjoyable comic caper" (Independent)

"A slight, charming read" (Catherine Taylor The Guardian)

"An enchanting little novel. The incendiary infatuation at its heart is both inexplicable as it is enthralling" (Sara Wilson Historical Novels Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 009953164X
• ISBN 13: 9780099531647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272