Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. As the provocative plot unfolds, characters are revealed and the...
At the novel's center is Durtal, a writer obsessed with the life of one of the blackest figures in history, Gilles de Rais – child murderer, sadist, necrophile and practitioner of all the black arts. The book's authentic, extraordinarily...
Marie, dite Rose-d'Amour, appelée ainsi pour sa gentillesse, est vouée aux malheurs de la terre… Sauvée par Bernard, dit Vire-Loup, de l'attaque d'un loup, elle lui en sera reconnaissante. Il deviendra son meilleur ami, puis son...