Publisher's Synopsis
Paris, 1675. Étienne Blessis has come a long way in the ten years since Madame Monvoisin vanished, then suddenly she enters his life once more.She still sells 'adventures' - other realities to which the mind may travel; realities where highwaymen go naked, garden gnomes are alive, and a lamb dinner can be horrifying. Soon Étienne is beguiled once more, and drawn into her plans to kill a king. You have in your hands, dear reader, a framed collection: a book of stories nestled within a new narrative, stories within a story that will lead you from one to the next. They are all measures in a dance, entwined. This volume is like a Royal Ball, packed from end-to-end with allemandes, gavottes and thrilling excursions. Enjoy the dance, my monsters.
