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Montmorency by Eleanor Updale
Nov. 24th, 2007 02:55 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Fleeing across a roof on a dark night in Victorian London, a thief crashes through a glass skylight to almost certain death. But an ambitious young doctor revives and reconstructs his shattered body, proudly showing off his handiwork at the Scientific Society where the city's intelligentsia meet.
It's there that the robber picks up the key to a new existence, and on his release from prison begins to lead a double life. He becomes both the respectable, wealthy Montmorency and his degenerate servant, Scarper - while the police are baffled by a wave of mysterious and seemingly unstopppable thefts ...
Yet Montmorency must be on his guard at every moment. The smallest mistake could reveal his secret and destroy both his lives.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It’s a very unusual children’s book, but one that’s worth a look. I’d question whether the mature themes and dark subject matter would be appropriate for all children, but Updale is in control of her subject matter and writes with a witty touch.
Fleeing across a roof on a dark night in Victorian London, a thief crashes through a glass skylight to almost certain death. But an ambitious young doctor revives and reconstructs his shattered body, proudly showing off his handiwork at the Scientific Society where the city's intelligentsia meet.
It's there that the robber picks up the key to a new existence, and on his release from prison begins to lead a double life. He becomes both the respectable, wealthy Montmorency and his degenerate servant, Scarper - while the police are baffled by a wave of mysterious and seemingly unstopppable thefts ...
Yet Montmorency must be on his guard at every moment. The smallest mistake could reveal his secret and destroy both his lives.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It’s a very unusual children’s book, but one that’s worth a look. I’d question whether the mature themes and dark subject matter would be appropriate for all children, but Updale is in control of her subject matter and writes with a witty touch.
