The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff is a love story set in 1919 Paris. The Great War is over. Margot has accompanied her father to support him in his work as a delegate to the peace conference. She is bored, and soon finds trouble - and romance.
I enjoyed the book and thought the writing was pretty good. However, some of the events and characters seemed contrived and artificial. I can't say much without giving the plot away. Pretty much everyone in the book has secrets, some darker than others. There's a feeling of unreality to the whole novel. Maybe some of that is because after a huge war, life feels surreal, and the writer does a great job of conveying this feeling. Or it may be that the machinations of the author are just too much for the story to bear.
If you like historical romance and can suspend your disbelief of realistic situations, you will enjoy this book.
Reviewer: Lorien Goodale
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