On her sixteenth birthday in 1936, Sophia begins a diary of life in a fictional island country off the coast of Spain, where she is among the last descendants of an impoverished royal family trying to hold their nation together on the eve of the second World War. Includes “Author’s Note.” Originally published in Australia.
- ISBN: 9780375858642
- Published: 2009 , Alfred a Knopf
- Themes: Island life, Royalty, World War II
- Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 304