The Queen of the Night

<p><strong>Recommended by <em>The Observer</em> . . . </strong><br /><br /><strong>'One doesn't so much read it, as one is bewitched by it. Epic, gorgeous, haunting' HANYA YANAGIHARA, author of <em>A Little Life</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>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 . . . </strong><br /><br /><strong>She is Lilliet Berne. And <em>she</em> is the soprano.</strong><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 /><strong>'Brilliantly extravagant' <em>VOGUE</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>'Terrific'<em> NEW YORKER</em></strong><br /><strong>'Terrific'<em> NEW YORKER</em></strong></p>