![]() The historical facts about life in a palace are interesting, but the tidbits of life on the street are fun! You can learn patter flash along with Liza as she befriends the “scoundrel.” ![]() ![]() It is below her station, but she takes it in her determination to provide for herself and pay off the debts left after her parents’ death. ![]() Liza is a young woman who is suddenly orphaned and destitute, who gets the opportunity to be a handmaiden to Princess Victoria. Liza is the one who gets to have adventures, while Victoria is basically imprisoned in her own run-down palace. Read my full interview and report on first-time author MacColl’s book launch party here. She thought that Victoria needed someone who could go off and have adventures. This is a historical fiction novel based on the author’s examination of the very sheltered life of the teenage Victoria, before she became queen. ![]() Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel is a new Young Adult novel by Michaela MacColl. ![]()
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