In Search of Honor

by Donnalynn Hess

Paperback, 1992

Status

Checked out

Call number

HF1789

Publication

JourneyForth (1992), Edition: 7th, 168 pages

Description

Fourteen-year-old Jacques Chénier is drawn into the tumult of the French Revolution as he struggles to free himself from the prison of his own bitterness and find the true meaning of honor.

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LibraryThing member Hamburgerclan
This one's a tale set in the French Revolution. It's the story of Jacques Chénier, the son of a sculptor. His father is killed by a French nobleman, an event which fills Jaques' heart with hatred and his mother's with despair. Other events give Jacques more reason to be angry. When the revolution
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comes, he then has the opportunity to settle accounts. Will he seek revenge? Or might he take a more honorable road? Overall it's a good enough story, but it lacks the drama, liveliness or character to raise itself above simple waiting room material.
--J.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

168 p.; 5.46 inches

ISBN

0890845956 / 9780890845950

Barcode

4614

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