From the author of The Book of Lost Fragrances comes a hauntingly evocative and suspenseful novel about a grieving woman who discovers the long-lost letters of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans centuries.
A spellbinding gothic tale about Victor Hugoâs long-buried secrets and the power of a lover that never diesâŚ
Grieving his daughterâs death, Victor Hugo initiated sĂŠances from his home on the Isle of Jersey in order to reestablish contact with her. In the process, he claimed to have communed with Plato, Shakespeare, Dante- and even the devil himself. Hugoâs transcriptions of these conversations have all been published. Or so it has been believedâŚ
A hundred years later, recovering from her own great loss, mythologist Jac LâEtoile is invited to Jersey to uncover a secret about the islandâs mysterious Celtic roots. Sheâs greeted by Neolithic monuments, medieval castles, and hidden caves. But the man who has invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, hopes sheâll help him discover something quite differentâŚsomething that will threaten their sanity and put their very lives at stake.