Miss Agnès’s first reviews
Lovely Prequel to “In Picardy’s Fields”
“The author paints a scene beautifully with words. The book is a pleasure to read and it's easy for the reader to envision the locations and characters to an incredible degree.
This prequel book takes place in 1908 and introduces Agnes and some of the other characters and locations that are so vividly presented in "In Picardy's Fields," a book that takes place during WWI.
In this book, Agnes is young and sheltered. She meets Elle and Jacques, the twins who live in Chateau de Dragancourt. They are anxious to befriend her, but because their upbringing is so different from hers, they upset her and her sensibilities. They are unruly and do not conform to the social rules that Agnes is comfortable following.
This is a quick reading book that introduces the characters and their backgrounds. I look forward to reading the next book in the series and to seeing how these young people start to grow into the young adults that I loved in the earlier book (that takes place at a later time).
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fictionalized historical events.”
