The Game of Hope

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For Napoleon s stepdaughter, nothing is simple especially love.Paris, 1798 Hortense de Beauharnais is engrossed in her studies at a boarding school for aristocratic girls, most of whom suffered tragic losses during the tumultuous days of the French Revolution She loves to play and compose music, read and paint, and daydream about Christophe, her brother s dashing fellow officer But Hortense is not an ordinary girl Her beautiful, charming mother, Josephine, has married Napoleon Bonaparte, soon to become the most powerful man in France, but viewed by Hortense as a coarse, unworthy successor to her elegant father, who was guillotined during the Terror Where will Hortense s future lie Inspired by Hortense s real life autobiography with charming glimpses of teen life long ago, this is the story of a girl chosen by fate to play a role she didn t choose. New Read eBook The Game of Hope Author Sandra Gulland – kino-fada.fr 4 stars to the story of Napoleon s stepdaughter, Hortense I am a huge Sandra Gulland fan Her Josephine B Bonaparte trilogy books are some of my favorite historical fiction works I was thrilled that she would be taking on Josephine s daughter s story in The Game of Hope Hortense s story is classified as young adult but is suitable for adults, too Beginning four short years after the Terror of the French Revolution, Hortense is enrolled in a boarding school She is talented with music, 4 stars to the story of Napoleon s stepdaughter, Hortense I am a huge Sandra Gulland fan ...As much as I love historical fiction, this novel did not hit the mark for me It was an okay read but nothingbeyond that The story barely graded on events going on at the time and instead mainly focused on the character of Hortense This is understandable as she is the main character and the novel is marketed being about her story.However, I found she was somewhat of a boring and bland character Adding on to that, she did not come across as being a teenager and seemed to beAs much as...What does the future hold for the timid daughter of a beautiful woman the step child of a ruthless man When the story opens in 1798, Hortense de Beauharnais, whose father was guillotined during the last days of the Terror in France, is 15 Josephine, her notorious mother, is married to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is in Egypt leading the French army, and Hortense lives at a boarding school for aristocratic girls, nursing her talents, her sorrows and her secrets passions Sandra Gulland returns to What does the future hold for the timid daughter of a beautiful woman the step child of a ruthless man When the story opens in 1798, Hortense de Beauharnais, whose father was guillotined during the last days of the Terror in France, is 15 Josephine, her notorious mother, is married to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is in Egypt leading the French army, and Hortense lives at a boarding school for aristocratic girls, nursing her talents, her sorrows and her secrets passions Sandra Gulland returns to the French Revolutionary era to tell the personal story of the young Hortense during the momentous rise of Napoleon from leading General to First Consul Hers is the story of every young woman influenced by momentous events, yet shaped muchby the incidents of her ow...The Game of Hope by Sandra Gulland combines two of my favorite genres Young Adult and Historical fiction It is a coming of age story of Hortense de Beauharnais, the stepdaughter of Napoleon I feel like her story will resonate with a lot of readers.It s fascinating to see the events surrounding Napoleon Bonaparte and his leadership, as well as the aftermath of the French Revolution, through the eyes of his teenage stepdaughter I love how Ms Gulland portrays the family and...Another excellent novel by Sandra Gulland Some very apt words from Net Galley Sandra Gulland demonstrates a masterful grasp that she has on history in her book The Game of Hope Gulland has no problem displaying her understanding of post revolution France and therefore invites her readers into a well developed universe of Hortense de Beauharnais This book is well written for younger audiences of teenage girls, connecting them to ...The Game of Hope by Sandra GullandDNF page 133 2 starsThe Game of Hope is a YA historical fiction novel that follows Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon s step daughter Honestly, I have no clue what the plot of this novel is because the 133 pages I read were a hodgepodge of girl drama, sordid family dealings, and music It was all very boring and I m quite sad because I thought this was going to be a novel I would love I do enjoy historical fiction re imaginings and I had high expectations The Game of Hope by Sandra GullandDNF page 133 2 starsThe Game of Hope is a YA historical fiction novel that follows Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon s step daughter Honestly, I have no clue what the plot of this novel is because the 133 pages I read were a hodgepodge of girl drama, sordid family dealings, and music It was all very boring and I m quite sad because I thought this was going to be a novel I would love I do enjoy historical fiction re imaginings and I had high expectations for this one, not absurdly high, but I thought it would be a nice YA historical fiction that would at least garner four stars What I read only garners 2 stars It s not bad, but it is bland and drab This bo...Game of Hope by Sandra GullandOne of the pleasures of reading historical novels is that the best ones bring alive the past in a way no history book can Game of Hope is such a book Hortense Beauharnais, age 15, is the daughter of Josephine Bonaparte and step daughter of Napoleon Hortense is a student at a lovely girls boarding school outside of Paris, near her mother s estate Malmaison A serious, bookish, musical girl, rather prim, plain and straight laced in a school that encourages Game of Hope by Sandra GullandOne of the pleasures of reading historical novels is that the best ones bring alive the past in a way no history book can Game of Hope is such a book Hortense Beauharnais, age 15, is the daughter of Josephine Bonaparte and step daughter of Napoleon Hortense is a student at a lovely girls boarding school outside of Paris, near her mother s estate Malmaison A serious, bookish, musical girl, rather prim, plain and straight laced in a school that encourages scholarly...I was excited to win this book in a Goodreads Giveaway thank you Penguin Random House Canada I do enjoy this period of French history, and the novel s premise is a fascinating one Hortense, a teenage girl, has lost her father to the guillotine as part of The Terror Several years after his death, her mother remarries But she doesn t marry just anyone Oh no, she marries General Napoleon Bonaparte, the rising star of the French military When the story opens, Napoleon is away in Egypt on I was excited to win this book in a Goodreads Giveaway thank you Penguin Random House Canada I do enjoy this period of French history, and the novel s premise is a fascinating one Hortense, a teenage girl, has lost her father to the guillotine as part of The Terror Several years after his death, her mother remarries But she doesn t marry ju...This is my second novel by Sandra Gulland and her first venture into YA, fitting as Hortense is a young adult herself This is the first time reading anything about Hortense and I quite enjoyed it To get glimpses of the final years of the Revolution, though the eyes of the young, added that extra emotional element, it wasn t hard to feel empathy for what they went through The scars left were not always the physical ones Hortense didn t ask to be stepdaughter of the famous Bonaparte but that This is my second novel by Sandra Gulland and her first venture into YA, fitting as Hortense is a young adult herself This is the first time reading anything about Hortense and I quite enjoyed it To get glimpses of the final years of the Revolution, though the eyes of the young, added that extra emotional element, it wasn t hard to feel empathy for what they went through The scars left were not always the physical ones Hortense didn t ask to be stepdaughter of the famous Bonaparte but that was her lot in life She is only 15 year...It s been forever since I read a YA novel I kind of go through phases with YA novels Sometimes I end up reading like 5 or 6 at a time, and then I don t read any for like months.Currently I m in the I haven t read any YA for months phase So when this book came up for review, I was about to pass until I read the summary I love Napoleon and the French Revolution and when I saw that this book was about Napoleon s step daughter, Hortense, I was excited to read it.YA or not.So I think what was It s been forever since I read a YA novel I kind of go through phases with YA novels Sometimes I end up reading like 5 or 6 at a time, and then I don t read any for like months.Currently I m in the I haven t read any YA for months phase So when thi...

The Game of Hope
  • English
  • 16 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 288 pages
  • 0670067024
  • Sandra Gulland
  • The Game of Hope