The Book Of Shadows

The Book Of Shadows by James Reese


ISBN
9780732274436
Published
Released
01 / 03 / 2002
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
315
Dimensions
153 x 234mm

'The Book Of Shadows' is a darkly erotic, disturbingly violent and - above all - beautifully told first novel. The novel is richly textured, historically fascinating, and as original as it is compelling.

Enter 19th-century Brittany as the companion of an unforgettable heroine, six-year-old Herculine. Abandoned when her mother dies an agonising and mysterious death before her eyes, she grows to young womanhood at a Convent. But she is always an outsider scrabbling in the Mother Superior's private library for a glimpse of the world beyond the convent's gates.

When Herculine is handpicked to tutor the Reverend Mother's wild niece, it seems her lonely days of alienation have ended. Instead, their relationship leads to a charge of witchcraft, and carries with it a sentence of death by burning.

Escape with Herculine in the company of an otherworldly set of strangers: the sensual Father Louis, the tragic and tormented Madeleine, the demonic Asmodei, and Herculine's beautiful teacher - the witch Sebastiana. From this quartet Herculine learns of her true nature and her destiny. And, against a backdrop of heresy and hysteria, she begins to use her newly discovered powers to set free souls imprisoned in time - and to finally carry out her own deliverance.

'The Book Of Shadows' is the best kind of forbidden fruit: take one bite and the world as you know it will never be the same again. Evocative and very eye-catching, this is a book you do not want to miss!
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