The Mad Women's Ball
Victoria Mas, translated by Frank Wynne
"Her hand emerges from beneath the covers to caress her granddaughter’s dark hair, but Eugénie is no longer looking at her: her attention is focused elsewhere."
"Her hand emerges from beneath the covers to caress her granddaughter’s dark hair, but Eugénie is no longer looking at her: her attention is focused elsewhere."
"Lord Ruthven wanted him killed during this tennis match but Darnley said no."
"You couldn’t have asked for better weather."
"The telephone rang, waking Captain Marianne Augresse with a start."
"It was a Monday morning in September, on the beach, when it all began."
"He opens the tray table and sets his water bottle down, then opens a packet of chocolates and pops one in his mouth."
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