The Virgin Blue -- Tracy Chevalier

<b>Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy</b> <p/>When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. <p/>As the novel unfolds--alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier--a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, <i>The Virgin Blue</i> is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Tracy Chevalier<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 06/24/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 304<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.69lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.72h x 5.02w x 0.85d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780452284449<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 13<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>73565 / Virgin Blue<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>USA Today</i> 05/22/2003 pg. 1<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 06/01/2003 pg. 767<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 06/23/2003 pg. 48<br><i>People Weekly</i> 08/18/2003 pg. 49<br><i>Library Journal</i> 08/01/2003 pg. 127<br><i>Book