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Title
The queen of the night
The queen of the night
Author
Alexander Chee
Alexander Chee
format
Hardback
Hardback
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20160202
20160202
Description
National Bestseller
"This book is a glorious performance . . . Enveloping, seductive." -Karen Russell
From a writer praised by Junot Dazas "the fire, in my opinion, and the light," a mesmerizing novelthat followsone woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva
Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singer's chance at immortality. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.
"This book is a glorious performance . . . Enveloping, seductive." -Karen Russell
From a writer praised by Junot Dazas "the fire, in my opinion, and the light," a mesmerizing novelthat followsone woman's rise from circus rider to courtesan to world-renowned diva
Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singer's chance at immortality. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.
As she mines her memories for clues, she recalls her life as an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept up into the glitzy, gritty world of Second Empire Paris. In order to survive, she transformed herself from hippodrome rider to courtesan, from empress's maid to debut singer, all the while weaving a complicated web of romance, obligation, and political intrigue.
Featuring a cast of characters drawn from history, The Queen of the Night follows Lilliet as she moves ever closer to the truth behind the mysterious opera and the role that could secure her reputation -- or destroy her with the secrets it reveals.
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