![]() ![]() Julie learns to adapt to her surroundings quickly and learns that her looks are to be her fortune and her curse very early on. The road Julie travelled to become the famed swashbuckling opera singer, La Maupin, is full of twists, turns, heartbreak and humour and I thought Gardiner nailed her tone throughout. It is clear that Julie does not suffer fools gladly and she has confidence to burn. This is how Julie greets the priest confessor in the first lines of the novel – and it sets the tone for the rest of the book really well. Come in or piss off – I don’t care either way. This fictional account of her last confession (and basically retelling of her life) grabs the reader’s attention right from the get-go. Julie is beautiful, smart, witty and feisty. ![]() ![]() Kelly Gardiner’s Goddess is an engaging version of the life of La Maupin, Julie d’Aubigny, in 17th Century France. ![]()
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