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The Virgin Blue

By Tracy Chevalier

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| Hardcover | 9780007108275

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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 bContinue

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The Virgin Blue

The Virgin Blue Tracy Chevalier Plume Paperback 304 pages June 2003 Tracy Chevalier’s first effort at fiction, The Virgin Blue, is indicative of the author’s love of art and history. Its plot is only marginally less sophisticated than that of Girl wi ... (read full critics)

curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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Tracy Chevalier's first book and possibly my favourite. Her wring is still developing but maybe because of that I like it so much. So deep and genuine. The part set in the past is always the best. The suffering seems terribly real and comes out from the pages of the book.

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Lunarossa said on Jun 22, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

The Virgin Blue

The thread throughout this book is a colour blue, and the disturbing dreams of a young woman which tell the story of her ancestors in the 1500 in France. Very neatly done, the lives of the characters interlocking across the centuries. Well written, and very enjoyable reading.

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adreamine said on Mar 20, 2010 | Add your feedback

The compelling story of two women, born centuries apart and the ancestral legacy that bins them. Historical fiction, suspense and romance are all to be found in this fascinating tale. The two stories run parallel through the book , but are not confusing as such a style can sometimes be.<br />M ... (continue)

The compelling story of two women, born centuries apart and the ancestral legacy that bins them. Historical fiction, suspense and romance are all to be found in this fascinating tale. The two stories run parallel through the book , but are not confusing as such a style can sometimes be.<br />My maiden name was actually Turner and I was fascinated by the French translation of Tournier, must take another look at the Family Tree and see if it apppears!<br />An excellent first novel and having read Girl With A Pearl Earring and now The Virgin Blue I am keen to read the rest of Tracy Chevaliers novels and will add them to My Wishlist. Certainly to be recommended to others.

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Lindyloumac said on Dec 5, 2009 | Add your feedback

The worst story I have ever read.

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PeiHan said on Dec 20, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

This is the novel written by the author of "Girl with a Pearl Earring". The story also illustrate the ancient European culture.

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買書容易讀書難 said on Mar 22, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback