The Queen of the Night

<p><b>Recommended by <i>The Observer</i> . . . </b><br><br><b>'One doesn't so much read it as one is bewitched by it. Epic gorgeous haunting' HANYA YANAGIHARA author of <i>A Little Life</i></b><br><br><b>When it begins it begins as an opera should begin: in a palace at a ball in an encounter with a stranger who you discover has your fate in his hands . . . </b><br><br><b>She is Lilliet Berne. And <i>she</i> is the soprano.</b><br><br> 1882. One warm autumn evening in Paris Lilliet is finally offered an original role though it comes at a price. The part is based on her deepest secret.<br><br> Only four people could have betrayed her: one is dead one loves her still one wants only to own her. And one she hopes never thinks of her at all. <br><br>In taking this role Lilliet is forced to confront her darkest lies but will the truth save Lilliet - or destroy her? <br><br><b>'Brilliantly extravagant' <i>VOGUE</i></b><br><br><b>'Terrific'<i> NEW YORKER</i></b></p>