SuitabookFriendship and visibility
Isabella is presented as almost invisible, then begins a friendship with Mademoiselle Oiseau that changes the direction of both their lives.
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Andrea de La Barre de Nanteuil - Author
Expect an imaginative friendship story set around a mysterious Paris apartment. Its appeal lies in colourful fashion, unusual rooms, animals, secrets and a movement from feeling unnoticed towards greater confidence.
"In the heart of Paris lies the Avenue des Temps Perdus. There, on the top floor of a lovely old apartment building, lives the elegant Mademoiselle Oiseau amid cats, birds, sumptuous gowns, and long pearl necklaces. One floor down lives Isabella, a girl who is so unremarkable that she's practically invisible. One day, when Isabella comes home from school and gets in the elevator, she accidentally presses the wrong button and finds herself in Mademoiselle Oiseau's apartment. She is plunged into a fascinating world full of secrets in which time seems to have stood still--and a wonderful friendship begins"--Back cover.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect an imaginative friendship story set around a mysterious Paris apartment. Its appeal lies in colourful fashion, unusual rooms, animals, secrets and a movement from feeling unnoticed towards greater confidence.
Isabella is presented as almost invisible, then begins a friendship with Mademoiselle Oiseau that changes the direction of both their lives.
Mademoiselle Oiseau lives among animals, sumptuous clothes and unusual rooms, while the story invites attention to dreams and small everyday pleasures.
Some readers may want to discuss the contrast between Isabella’s feeling of being unremarkable and Mademoiselle Oiseau’s glamorous, unconventional life.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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