by JoanneHarris (Author)
Set in seventeenth-century France against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, this is the story of Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer. Forced by circumstance to seek refuge with Fleur, her young daughter, in the remote abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer, Juliette reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste under the tutelage of the kindly Abbess. But times are changing: the murder of Henri IV becomes the catalyst for massive upheaval in France. A new appointment is made, and Juliette's new life begins to unravel. For the new Abbess is Isabelle, the eleven-year-old child of a corrupt, noble family. Worse, Isabelle has brought with her a ghost from Juliette's past, masquerading as a cleric, a man she has every reason to fear...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Corgi
Published: 01 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0552151408
ISBN 13: 9780552151405
Book Overview: Set in 17th-century France against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, this is the story of Juliette, a travelling actress and rope-dancer.