![]() ![]() Soon, she starts winning- and winning big. Every evening, Camille goes to Versailles to gamble at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. ![]() One night after a fight with her brother turns violent, Alain runs off with the family’s small fortune, leaving Camille and their ill sister, Sophie, to pick up the pieces of their already fragile life.įacing eviction from their apartment and the possibility of being sold to a brothel, Camille uses glamour and transforms herself into the Baroness de la Fontaine. ![]() In Trelease’s reimagining of the year 1789, la magie (magic) is real but outlawed by society’s aristocracy.Īfter her parents die of smallpox and her older brother, Alain, gambles away their money, Camille works magic to care for her family, turning scraps of metal into coins. If you’ve read it, let us know your thoughts in the comments!Įnchantée tells the story of Camille Durbonne, an orphan living in Paris during the lead up to the French Revolution. This is our book club pick for August 2019. ![]()
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