"This is definitely a book to listen to because it is read and interpreted by none other than Tom Hiddleston. Some have instead called him the devil, and only Yann, for Sido’s sake, will dare to oppose him.
And what paths those will be! While Revolution is afoot in France, Sido is being used as the pawn of a fearful villain who goes by the name Count Kalliovski. Though they have the shortest of conversations, an attachment is born that will influence both their paths. That’s the night he meets shy Sido, an heiress with a cold-hearted father, a young girl who has only known loneliness until now. That work will soon end, however, and on the night of the magician’s final performance, Yann’s life will truly begin. He was born with a gift for knowing what people are thinking and an uncanny ability to throw his voice, and he has been using those skills while working for a rather foolish magician. As in the award-winning I, Coriander, Sally Gardner has masterfully combined the historical and the fantastical in this sumptuous, riveting adventure.The winds of change are blowing through Paris in the winter of 1789, both for France and for our hero, a striking and mysterious Gypsy boy named Yann Margoza. Itall take all of Yannas newly discovered talent to unravel the mysteries of his past and Sidoas and to fight the devilish count. Only Yann will dare to rescue her, and heall be up against a fearful villain who goes by the name Count Kalliovski, but who has often been called the devil. And what paths those will be! Revolution is afoot in France, and Sido is being used as a pawn. Thatas the night he meets shy Sido, an heiress with an ice-cold father, a young girl who has only known loneliness until now. On the night when Topolainas vanity brings his own death, Yannas life truly begins. Itas the winter of 1789, and the duo have been working for a vain magician named Topolain. Clever and head-turningly attractive, fourteen-yearold Yann is an orphan who has been raised in Paris by TAatu, a dwarf with secrets he has yet to reveal to the gypsy boy.
An exciting, romantic novel set against the feverish backdrop of the French Revolution.
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