I can now add European history to my list of things to learn more about!!! "Revolution" takes place in present day New York City and also in Paris during the French Revolution. It took a while to get moving but once it did, just under half way, I couldn't put it down! The story is about Andi who is tortured by the death of her younger brother. Her family has fallen apart and she spends her days barely getting by by taking too many anti-depressants to numb the pain, not going to school and wishing she was dead. The only thing that gets her out of bed is the guitar lessons given by a beloved teacher named Nathan. She is a very talented guitar player and only lives through her music. On the verge of getting kicked out of school, she is forced to go to Paris with her absent father for winter break. where she to write her senior thesis. While in Paris, her fathers friend gives her antique guitar to play. In the guitar case she finds a diary written by a girl named Alex. The diary chronicles Alex's life during the French Revolution. Andi and Alex's lives, although different, find commonality in loosing loved ones, struggling to survive, and trying to find hope in living life each day.
I highly recommend this book!
