Michelle Cooper combines the drama of pre-War Europe with the romance of debutante balls and gives us another compelling historical page turner.

Sophia FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Germans attacked, and now find themselves in the lap of luxury. Sophie's journal fills us in on the social whirl of London's 1937 season, but even a princess in lovely new gowns finds it hard to fit in. Is there no other debutante who reads?!

And while the balls and house parties go on, newspaper headlines scream of war in Spain and threats from Germany. No one wants a second world war. Especially not the Montmaravians—with all Europe under attack, who will care about the fate of their tiny island kingdom?

Will the FitzOsbornes ever be able to go home again? Could Montmaray be lost forever?

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  eagerly anticipated the arrival of my copy of this book. I had adored the first novel, A Brief History of Montamaray and loved the FitzOsborne family. Was it what I expected? Quite frankly, it was fabulous ... more

  posted Jan 3, 2012 by walkingonsunshine to Books
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  I found out the second Montmaray Journal was out a few weeks ago (a little late) when I was on the author’s website. It was a nice surprise and I promptly ran to the library to procure a copy. When I finis... more

  posted Dec 28, 2011 by Lit_Driven_Girl to Books
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  The FitzOsbornes in Exile has the same positive aspects as the first book, A Brief History of Montmaray, primarily in that it is a lighter look at World War Two that still incorporat... more

  posted Jul 29, 2011 by SusieBookworm to Books
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  This book kind of reminded me of ''I Capture the Castle'' by Dodie Smith. It was a charming book with a surprisingly quirky and enjoyable narrator. I like how you learn so much histo... more

  posted Feb 22, 2011 by girlwizabook33 to Books