by Gwenaële Barussaud · Livre de Poche Jeunesse (Le) · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782017043492
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«Héloïse pensionnaire à la Légion d'honneur» is the historical young-adult novel by Gwenaële Barussaud, in paperback, published by Livre de Poche Jeunesse.
In 1811, Héloïse, orphan of a Grande Armée commander, enters the Legion of Honour, the school founded by Napoleon. The emperor wants to shape «useful women»; she prefers to dream of a novel-like life and of a mysterious lieutenant as her hero. As the Empire begins to totter, her illusions are at stake.
First instalment of the series «Les demoiselles de l'Empire». Text in French; paperback edition, 240 pages.
For young readers aged 10 and up seeking historical fiction with a female protagonist.
