The Virgin Blue - Softcover

Chevalier, Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452284449 ISBN 13: 9780452284449

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2003

Synopsis

Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds--alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier--a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.

About this title

Review:

"A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colors." --The Times (London)

"Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award." --The Independent (London)

From the Publisher:

The compelling story of two women, born centuries apart, and the ancestral legacy that binds them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0452284449
• ISBN 13: 9780452284449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304