Eliza Monroe8212;daughter of the future president of the United States8212;is devastated when her mother decides to send her to boarding school outside of Paris. But the young American teen is quickly reconciled to the idea when8212;ooh, la-la8212;she discovers who her fellow pupils will be: Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Josephine Bonaparte; and Caroline Bonaparte, youngest sister of the famous French general. It doesn8217;t take long for Eliza to figure out that the two French girls are mortal enemies8212;and that she8217;s about to get caught in the middle of their schemes. 160;Loosely drawn from history, Eliza Monroe8217;s imagined coming of age provides a scintillating glimpse into the lives, loves, and hopes of three young women during one of the most volatile periods in French history.