Coming Review: "Nevers"

I've just received my newest free ebook, Nevers, by Sara Cassidy from NetGalley (in exchange for an honest review). I was drawn to this Middle Grade fiction book primarily because of the cover (shown to the right). What made me hit "Request this Book," was the description from the publisher, Orca Book Publishers:

"Resourceful fourteen-year-old Odette is on the move again, traveling as a stowaway on a cheese cart with her hapless mother, Anneline. They are in Burgundy, France, in 1799, fleeing yet another calamity caused by Anneline (who is prone to killing people accidentally).

At dawn they find themselves in a town called Nevers, which is filled with eccentric characters, including a man who obsessively smells hands, another who dreams of becoming a chicken, and a donkey that keeps the town awake at night, braying about his narrow life.

As Odette establishes a home in an abandoned guardhouse, she makes a friend in the relaxed Nicois and finds work as a midwife's assistant. She and Nicois uncover a mystery that may lead to riches and, more important for Odette, a sense of belonging."

Nevers is expected to be published September 3, 2019 under ISBN 9781459821637 for $10.95 CAD