The Virgin Blue

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 be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds--alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier--a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 06/24/2003
ISBN: 9780452284449
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.02w x 0.85d

Review Citations: USA Today 05/22/2003 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2003 pg. 767
Publishers Weekly 06/23/2003 pg. 48
People Weekly 08/18/2003 pg. 49
Library Journal 08/01/2003 pg. 127
Booksense '76 Jly/Aug 2003 07/01/2003 pg. 1
Romantic Times 11/01/2003 pg. 51 - Excellent

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 73565 / Virgin Blue
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13