"Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?" by Eleanor Updale follows the story of a young thief named Montmorency who is caught after a series of successful burglaries in Victorian London. Sentenced to prison, he cleverly fakes an illness to gain a reprieve and eventually finds himself in a hospital for the upper class. There, he adopts a new identity and navigates through the lives of the wealthy, while simultaneously grappling with his past. As Montmorency begins to enjoy the luxuries of this new life, he faces the challenge of reconciling his criminal background with the gentlemanly demeanor he is trying to adopt. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: After Words, Montmorency, Thorndike Literacy Bridge, Thorndike Literacy Bridge Young Adult .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 248 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2006 by Thorndike Press .

Eleanor Updale is the author of the popular Mortmorency series. She has won several awards including the Blue Peter Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie medal and the Smarties Prize. Eleanor is also a member of various children's charities and holds a PhD in History.