![]() ![]() Sophronia’s story is far from a typical finishing school novel. You can really tell just how much fun Gail Carriger had here, as it shines through on every single page. That’s my girls.”Įtiquette & Espionage is arguably one of the most delightful novels I’ve read in quite some time. If there are hearts to be broken, break them. If there are new dress styles to be imitated, imitate them. “If there is gossip to be garnered, garner it. Perhaps they should have, as the school is far from a typical finishing school. Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality is actually several steps above what Sophronia’s family could have hoped for her, and so they didn’t hesitate with the offer. She’s always getting into trouble, tearing up her dress, and finding ways to embarrass her mother. ![]() Sophronia is fourteen years old, and generally considered to be a complete nuisance by her family. Etiquette & Espionage is the first novel in Gail Carriger’s Finishing School Series, a unique combination of steampunk/Victorian style writing and fantasy. "If spunky Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey happened onto a steampunk set, she might look a lot like Sophronia Angelina Temminnick.So I realize that Etiquette & Espionageis over seven years old at this point, and yet I’m still constantly hearing about this novel (and the series as a whole, for that matter). "Blending intrigue and elements of the school story, Carriger introduces teen readers to a supernatural-meets-steampunk world full of action and wit."- Horn Book Ladies and gentlemen of propriety are combined with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires, making this story a steampunkmystery and an adventure mash-up that is sure to intrigue readers."- School Library Journal, starred review * "Carriger's leading lady is a strong, independent role model for female readers. * "Carriger deploys laugh-out-loud bon mots on nearly every page.Amid all the fun, the author works in commentary on race and class in a sparkling start to the Finishing School series."- Publishers Weekly, starred review * " delightfully madcap espionage adventure."- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Carriger's YA debut brings her mix of Victorian paranormal steampunk and winning heroines to a whole new audience.with cleverly Victorian methods of espionage, witty banter, lighthearted silliness, and a ship full of intriguingly quirky people."- Booklist, starred review Praise for the New York Times bestselling Etiquette & Espionage:An ALSC Notable Book for ChildrenA YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults PickĪ Horn Book Summer Reading List Selection Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage-in the politest possible ways, of course. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish.everything. ![]() So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.īut Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. 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. This young adult steampunk series debut set in the same world as the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail Carriger's legions of fans have come to adore.įourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. ![]()
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