Worse, Isabelle has brought with her a ghost from Juliette's past, masquerading as a cleric, a man she has every reason to fear. For the new Abbess is Isabelle, the eleven-year-old child of a corrupt, noble family. A new appointment is made, and Juliette's new life begins to unravel. But times are changing: the murder of Henri IV becomes the catalyst for massive upheaval in France. 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. "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.
Pages lightly to moderately toned due to the type of paper used by publisher. JOANNE HARRIS PROMOTING HER BOOKS HOLY FOOLS AND THE FRENCH KITCHEN IN SZENTENDRE, More photos from this event.
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