Told in a straightforward way, this story of Marie Grosholz - who learns to make wax heads, lives in the palace of Versailles, goes to prison and survives the French Revolution to become Madame Tussaud - would make an exciting read. But this book becomes special because of its style. Marie thinks and speaks with a childlike, naïve voice – which is also brutally honest. The language and pictures she creates make this story impossible to forget.
