Usborne Young Reading 3: Miserables, Les

A reformed convict, a policeman bent on revenge and a lonely orphan come together in Victor Hugo's classic novel, vividly retold for newly independent readers by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. Lives change for the better - or for the worse - against the turmoil of revolutionary France. With internet links to find out more about the story and life in France at the time. Contents: Chapters in this book include: - The characters in the story - Prologue - Who is Valjean? - The Choice - Cosette and Fantine - Back to Prison - Saving Cosette - Cosette in Love - The Greatness of Valjean - Goodbye - Background to the story - Victor Hugo Author Biography: Mary Sebag-Montefiore is a best-selling children's author, whose re-tellings of classics have been published all over the world. She is the author of over 25 books and has adapted everything from Dickens to 'War and Peace'. She has also published articles on children's books academically and in the national press, and for adults, has written 'Women Writers of Children's Classics'. "Mary Sebag-Montefiore's retellings are perhaps the best - well-written and dramatic" The Telegraph