My Thoughts On… Enchantée by Gita Trelease

Title: Enchantée
Author: Gita Trelease
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 21st February 2019
Pages: 480
Format: paperback
Source:: Review Copy from Publisher
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Summary: A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution.

Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . .
When seventeen-year-old Camille is left orphaned, she has to provide for her frail sister and her volatile brother. In desperation, she survives by using the petty magic she learnt from her mother. But when her brother disappears Camille decides to pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Using dark magic Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine‘ and presents herself at the court of Versaille, where she soon finds herself swept up in a dizzying life of riches, finery and suitors. But Camille’s resentment of the rich is at odds with the allure of their glamour and excess, and she soon discovers that she’s not the only one leading a double life . . .

Enchantée is a compelling historical fantasy and is Gita Trelease’s debut novel.

Born in Sweden, Gita Trelease has lived in New York, Paris, and tiny town in central Italy, though she has spent most of her life in New England. Gita draws from her knowledge of her time spent in Paris which helped to inspire Enchantée. She attended Yale College and New York University, where she earned a Ph.D. in English literature and culture. Along with her husband and son, Gita divides her time between a village in Massachusetts and the coast of Maine. Enchantée is Gita’s debut novel.