Publisher's Synopsis
Novel format
In remote times, and a kingdom ruled by a tyrant, lives Astrid, daughter of a modest mirror maker.
When her family is struck by successive hardships, the rebellious young woman decides to take her destiny in her hands... Meanwhile, Queen Celestia, wife of the tyrannical King Phillip II, wishes for a savior to come to her rescue and that of the kingdom... She also dreams of the dark-haired child she is going to give birth to...
I could lull you into an illusion, tell you about this young queen
sewing in front of her window, a happy and fulfilled young woman,
thinking of her child's future face while looking at the snow...
I could tell you all this...But I would be lying to you. But I would be lying to you. The truth
is quite different, it is dark, just like the world and like humanity...If you think you can't handle it,
look away..But I feel you are drawn in, already trapped in the desire to know...
