Stephanie Parkyn

A luminous, enthralling tale of love, treachery, treason and friendship ... full of unexpected twists and turns. - Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens France, 1794. In the aftermath of the bloody end to the French Revolution, Rose de Beauharnais stumbles from prison on the day she is to be guillotined. Within a decade, she'll transform into the scandalous socialite...

... a vividly imagined and unforgettable tale of love, hope and friendship. Above all, though, this a novel about stories... Better Reading Remi Victoire is the golden child among all the theatre orphans; he dreams of a life on a Paris stage. But when this future is stolen from him, Remi and his faithful friend Pascal turn their backs on...