The Porcelain Menagerie

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In 18th-century Dresden beauty power and ambition are as fragile-and deadly-as porcelain.</em></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Johann Kändler</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> a young sculptor is summoned to the royal court where </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>King Augustus the Strong</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> demands a lifelike porcelain menagerie. Every chisel mark could secure his future-or destroy it. Meanwhile decades earlier </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Fatima</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> a Turkish handmaiden turned royal mistress must navigate court intrigues and reclaim her identity in a world where survival means mastering appearances-and power.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Two lives. One king. A deadly obsession.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Why readers can't put it down:</strong></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>A richly detailed page-turning story of artistry obsession and survival</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Dual timelines exploring ambition love and the cost of perfection</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Intrigue danger and the human stories behind Meissen porcelain</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Perfect for fans of Sarah Penner and Emelia Hart</span></li></ul><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Advance Praise:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>An engrossing page-turning historical novel. I could not put it down. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>-Jess Armstrong USA Today Bestselling Author</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> A dazzling tale of art power and survival... Forsberg paints history with a vivid hand. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>-Nancy Bilyeau Author of <em>The Blue</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>From the author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Rhino Keeper</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>-a 2025 Kansas Notable Book-</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>The Porcelain Menagerie</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is historical fiction at its most immersive delicate and unforgettable.</span></p><p></p>