The Disenchantment

Celia Bell's debut novel is a thrilling tale of intrigue and desire, set in the court of Louis XIV. Marie Catherine and Victoire Rose de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, must escape Paris after an act of murder, discovering lies, mysticism, and people with secrets they would kill to keep.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 25 July 2024
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

A shimmering, sexy, thrilling tale of intrigue and desire, and the dark paths we walk to keep our secrets safe. Bell has written a shining debut Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Dance Tree A powerful, atmospheric debut Sunday Times Everyone connected to the court of Louis XIV has something to hide. For the Baroness Marie Catherine, it is the pleasures she seeks outside of her unhappy marriage, indulging in a more liberated existence of decadent salons and discussions with writers and scholars. At the centre of her illicit freedom is her lover Victoire Rose de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, the androgynous, self-assured countess. When Victoire's devotion results in an act of murder to save Marie Catherine, the pair must escape from the clutches of Paris' overzealous chief of police. As they attempt to outwit him, they are led to the darkest corners of Paris and Versailles, discovering lies, mysticism, and people with secrets they too would kill to keep. Fast-paced, opulent, and hypnotically absorbing, Celia Bell's debut is a love story to die for.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788169936
Edition number: Main