{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-queen-a-novel-of-early-america-hardcover","title":"Waiting for the Queen: A Novel of Early America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen-year-old Eugenie de La Roque escapes the French Revolution with little more than her precious dog and the clothes on her back. Along with her family, she sails to America, hoping to find glorious French Azilum amid the wilderness of Pennsylvania. But when they arrive, they discover that the village awaiting them is nothing like the festive balls or carefully manicured gardens they've left behind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Kimbrell is a young Quaker who has been chosen to help prepare the settlement for the arrival of the aristocrats. But in truth she wants nothing more than to be home with her mother and baby brother. Her homesickness is only deepened by the demands of the newly arrived French nobles, who are dismayed to find that simple log cabins are their only protection against the coming winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wild place away from home and the memories they hold dear, Eugenie and Hannah find more in common than they first realize. A story of friendship against all odds, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Queen\u003c\/em\u003e is a loving portrait of the values of early America, and a reminder that true nobility is more than a royal title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermediate Fiction $16.95 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Eugenie de La Roque escapes the French Revolution with little more than her precious dog and the clothes on her back. Along with her family, she sails to America, hoping to find glorious French Azilum amid the wilderness of Pennsylvania. But when they arrive, they discover that the village awaiting them is nothing like the festive balls or carefully manicured gardens they'd left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannah Kimbrell is a young Quaker who has been chosen to help prepare the settlement for the arrival of the aristocrats. But in truth she wants nothing more than to be home with her mother and baby brother. Her homesickness is only deepened by the demands of the newly arrived French nobles, who are dismayed to find that simple log cabins are their only protection against the coming winter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this wild place away from home and the memories they hold dear, Eugenie and Hannah find more in common than they first realize. With much to learn from each other, the girls unite to help free several slaves from their tyrannical French owner, a dangerous scheme that requires no small sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of friendship against all odds, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a loving portrait of the values of early America, and a reminder that true nobility is more than a royal title. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOANNA HIGGINS is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of High Places, A Soldier's Book, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead Center.\u003c\/i\u003e she received her PhD from SUNY-Binghamton, where she studied under John Gardner. 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