As she struggles to reconcile her resentment of the rich with the allure of glamour and excess, Camille meets a handsome young inventor and begins to believe that love and liberty may both be possible.īut magic has its costs, and soon Camille loses control of her secrets.
Using dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into a baroness and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for magic. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille pursues a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Relying on magic, Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy food and medicine they need. When smallpox kills her parents, Camille must find a way to provide for her younger sister while managing her volatile brother. Paris is a labyrinth of twisted streets filled with beggars and thieves, revolutionaries and magicians.
Originally published as Enchantée, Gita Trelease’s debut fantasy about an orphaned girl who uses dark magic to save her sister and herself is “a soaring success” (NPR)! Period details, some romance, and an exciting ending create a satisfying listen." ( AudioFile) "Narrator Justine Eyre helps transport listeners to pre-revolutionary France and the intrigues of Louis XVI's court.
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