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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
A Christine de Pizan Mystery
ISBN-10
0727889419
ISBN-13
9780727889416
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Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Imprint
Severn House
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 31st, 2020
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
400 grams
Dimensions
14.60 x 22.30 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Historical mysteries
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Paris, 1396. Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans'' fools find a baby in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to swap the child for the queen''s own daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans? Who would commit such an evil act, and why? Convinced of the duchess''s innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth.
A baby abandoned in the palace gardens leads scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan into a mystery involving murder, superstition and scandal in fourteenth-century France.
Paris, 1396. Scribe Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans'' fools find a baby, wrapped in rags and covered in sores, abandoned in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to substitute the child for the queen''s own baby daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans, Valentina Visconti? Who would commit such an evil act, and why?
Accused of being a sorceress, Valentina is the victim of much slander and has powerful enemies at the palace, where rumours of witchcraft and superstition run riot. Convinced of the duchess''s innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth, and soon makes a number of disturbing discoveries. Could the palace fools be the key to unlocking the mystery?
Paris, 1396. Scribe Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans'' fools find a baby, wrapped in rags and covered in sores, abandoned in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to substitute the child for the queen''s own baby daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans, Valentina Visconti? Who would commit such an evil act, and why?
Accused of being a sorceress, Valentina is the victim of much slander and has powerful enemies at the palace, where rumours of witchcraft and superstition run riot. Convinced of the duchess''s innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth, and soon makes a number of disturbing discoveries. Could the palace fools be the key to unlocking the mystery?
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