Inspired by an actual friendship between the French princess and a commoner who became her companion, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley offers a vivid portrait of life inside the palace of Versailles - and a touching tale of two friends divided by class and the hunger for equality and freedom that fueled the French Revolution. How can Isabelle reconcile the ugly things she hears in the town with the kind family she knows in the palace? And which side is she truly on? But this facade begins to crumble when rumors of starvation in the countryside lead to whispers of revolution. Thrown into a world of luxury, Isabelle is living a fairy-tale life.

At the palace she is playmate to a princess. At home she plies her needle under her grandmother's disapproving eye. Isabelle is given a fashionable name, fashionable dresses - a new identity. One day as she delivers lace to the palace, she is almost trampled by a crowd of. The dedication declares Machiavellis intention to discuss in plain language the conduct of great men and the principles of princely government. The author has a great way of bringing historical details to life but keeping the story moving.

Each generation faces its own challenges in making money through lacemaking and taking care of each other. It includes 26 chapters and an opening dedication to Lorenzo de Medici. Clochette (as her royal friend decides to rename her) comes from a family of lacemakers. Before Isabelle can believe it, she has a new job - companion to the queen's daughter. Eleven-year-old Isabelle is a lacemaker in the town of Versailles. The Prince is an extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power. The lacemaker and the princess by Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. One day as she delivers lace to the palace, she is almost trampled by a crowd of courtiers - only to be rescued by Marie Antoinette. ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD ISABELLE IS A LACEMAKER IN THE TOWN OF VERSAILLES. The Lacemaker and the Princess is a sensitive, touching portrait of life just before the French Revolution, and the author does an excellent job of.

The princess and the lacemaker