First published 2003
Forced to hide her past as a traveling actress, Juliette reinvents herself as the nun Soeur Auguste in a remote abbey. But when a new, corrupt Abbess arrives with a ghostly figure from Juliette's past, her carefully constructed new life begins to unravel. Set against the backdrop of religious frenzy and political upheaval in 17th-century France, Juliette must confront the demons she thought she'd left behind.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, historical-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: confronting-demons, reinvention, secrets-from-the-past
Setting: France
Period: 17th century, Louis XIII, 1610-1643
432 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday