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A review by kellymac44
The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff
2.0
The Ambassador’s Daughter tells the story of Margot Rosenthal, a twenty year old daughter, who accompanies her father, a professor and temporary diplomat between the West and Germany delegations. As Margot navigates the post-war city of Paris and Versailles, she meets members of the underground and finds her own path.
Overall, despite Jenoff’s amazing writing, I wasn’t a big fan of the story. I was hoping it would go more into the WWI aspects and the treaty sessions to juxtapose what the outcome was. Instead, it felt like a run of the mill “girl who’s ahead of her time, feeling pinned by her society’s expectations, and deals with the affections of a love triangle.” Margot’s character felt flat to me and the truely interesting POV would’ve been her Polish friend & artist Krysia. Instead, half of her musings are of wandering France and avoiding her wounded fiancée. I give it a 2/5.
Overall, despite Jenoff’s amazing writing, I wasn’t a big fan of the story. I was hoping it would go more into the WWI aspects and the treaty sessions to juxtapose what the outcome was. Instead, it felt like a run of the mill “girl who’s ahead of her time, feeling pinned by her society’s expectations, and deals with the affections of a love triangle.” Margot’s character felt flat to me and the truely interesting POV would’ve been her Polish friend & artist Krysia. Instead, half of her musings are of wandering France and avoiding her wounded fiancée. I give it a 2/5.