Amandine

I liked Amandine by Marlena de Blasi which is set in France in the early 1930s. A baby girl is left to be brought up in a convent. She is named Amandine and as she grows she questions her parentage and yearns to find her mother. She is tolerated by the Mother Superior because Amandine was left well provided for as was the convent. The War intervenes and changes everything as Amandine and her guardian, Solange, try to go to Solange's mother some distance away. Amandine is a lovely young girl and has been well brought up as a well mannered and cultured girl. She is also headstrong and knows what she wants. A good story. 31/2/5