Duff, selection, etiquette and espionage epic reads. Sometimes its hard to find a book youll like, which is why weve done the dirty work for you. Its a victorian setting in which vampires and werewolves live, more or less peacefully, as. The four books follow 4 young girls through a type of spy and assassination academy for women. Len deightons first spy novel, like tom clancys, is also his best. Jan 9, 2015 basically my dream school, in my dream era, with my dream dresses. If you like etiquette and espionage you might like similar books. Etiquette and espionage made the new york times young adult bestseller list on feb. I had a very hard time putting this book away to do other things, and now i really need to get myself the second book, because sophronia and her friends have still quite some time to spend on mademoiselle geraldines. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but the also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionagein the politest possible ways, of course. If you havent checked out her adult science fiction series soulless, you need toits fantastic as well. In the beginning of the story there is a really funny scene that had me realize these books are intended to be a fun and funny story. Now she dedicates most of her time in novels although she regard the short stories as the king of becoming a pro. Its quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time.
Fourteenyearold sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Apparently this is a spinoff from gail carriegers popular adult series, the parasol protectorate. During this period werewolves and vampires were regarded as part of the society. Abbotts brilliant book reveals the story of four lesserknown female spies who were involved in the american civil war.
Etiquette and espionage, a steampunk ya title, garners. Photocamp jupiter these books like percy jackson will delight fans of fantasy and mythology, and are perfect for readers of all ages. Percy jackson, son of neptuneyou just hit the jackpot. Some suggestions of books to read that are kind of like my parasol protectorate books. Spies became popular figures in 1960s fiction, but reallife spies have been around far longer than that. Sophronia thought that, even at thirteen, poor agatha looked like she ought to be someones maiden aunt. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first years education. The first in a ya series about a finishing school thats far from ordinary.
The finishing school series has four books etiquette and espionage, curtsies and conspiracies, waistcoats and weaponry and manners and mutiny. I have already enjoyed several books in this authors parasol protectorate series and found this one to be nearly but not quite so good. No recommendations found we dont have any recommendations for etiquette and espionage right now. Finishing school series the parasol protectorate wiki fandom. Etiquette espionage finishing school download ebook pdf. Let us know in the comments below or submit your request for a like, try, why via our. More famous for the michael cainefronted film spun from its pages, this original novel involves cold war brainwashing, a united state atomic weapons test and an extended sequence in lebanon and makes use of spy novel trope to be employed for years to come. It was fun watching her being taught to act and dress like a lady, while also being. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing. It features the story of sophronia, a young woman from a middleclass background who is recruited into a finishing school that teaches, you guessed it, etiquette and espionage. Similar books like etiquette and espionage tastedive. Silly and intriguing, this is just the thing when life is busy and stressful. The protagonist is 14yearold sophronia, who enrolls in mademoiselle geraldines finishing academy for young ladies of quality.
Her mother, at her wits ends, decides to enrol her in finishing school. Agatha woosmoss the parasol protectorate wiki fandom. Duff, selection, etiquette and espionage we are your book matchmakers, here to make you a match. This is a steampunk book set during that era when london was all balls and coming out parties and such. The main character, sophronia, is fourteen a bit silly but a lot of fun.
Sophronia is recruited to a finishing school for spies located in a dirigible. Finishing school series 4 book series kindle edition. The finishing school series is set in the same world as the parasol protectorate series, only twentytwo years earlier. In an alternate england of 1851, spirited fourteenyearold sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is suprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage. Mademoiselle geraldines certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing. So these first books, gentle reader, are ones that ive. In the beginning of the story there is a really funny scene that had me realize these. The finishing school series is set in the same world as the parasol protectorate series, only 25 years earlier, and features a finishing academy located in a giant caterpillar like dirigible floating over dartmoor.
Class and gender, and even race, plays quite the role in carrigers young adult series. Sometimes its hard to find a book youll like, which is. Etiquette and espionage, the first book in the finishing school series which features sophronia, a fourteen year old girl who has a penchant for climbing trees and dismantling mechanical objects. See more ideas about etiquette and espionage, dream school and gail carriger. This book has all the intrigue of a bond novel, but its also a fresh and fascinating look at a world of espionage. It features a finishing academy located in a giant caterpillar like dirigible floating over dartmoor. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionagein the politest possible ways, of course. Library edition finishing school carriger, gail, quirk, moira on. It features a finishing academy located in a giant caterpillarlike dirigible floating over dartmoor.
Sophronia is 14 in the book, and while i think this would be a great book for many middle grade readers im not sure it has much crossover appeal for those who liked gails adult series. Her series of young adults books finishing school was launched with etiquette espionage in february of 20. The tale of a little tin soldier with only one leg and a little paper girl who stood on one leg like a dancer. Set in gails parasolverse these four ya books are full of steampunk etiquette, welldressed espionage, and flying food. All music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. I would like to point out as a regency reenactor that a curtsy really is not difficult to master so for a lady of quality not to be able to curtsy properly at fourteen is not quite.