TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parkyn, Stephanie,
TI  - The freedom of birds
SN  - 9781760879389
U1  - NZ823.3 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Crows Nest, NSW
PB  - Allen & Unwin
KW  - Napoleon
KW  - Storytellers
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 1807-1821
KW  - Paris (France)
KW  - fast
KW  - AUS historical fiction
KW  - New Zealand fiction
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
N2  - Remi Victoire is the golden child among all the theatre orphans; he dreams of a life on a Paris stage. But when this future is stolen from him, Remi and his faithful friend Pascal turn their backs on Paris forever. With Saskia, a runaway orphan girl, Remi and Pascal form a performing troupe, travelling through the fairytale lands that are home to the Brothers Grimm, before finding a safe haven in Venice. As Napoleon's vast Empire crumbles, the French storytellers discover that Paris itself is now at risk of invasion and they fear for the loved ones they have left behind. From picturesque villages to Italian theatres and on to the battlefields outside of Paris, this is a beautifully told story about the bonds of love and friendship, the importance of stories, and finding a place to belong
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