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"A gothic, darkly alluring tale that will leave readers spellbound"âDua Lipa, Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter
A haunting novel about the boundaries people will cross to keep their dreams alive.
A mysterious stranger shows up at Riccardoâs apartment with some news: his grandmother Perihan has died, and Riccardo has inherited her villa in Milan along with her famed butterfly collection.
The struggling writer is out of options. Heâs hoping the change of scenery in Milan will inspire him, and maybe there will be some money to keep him afloat. But Perihanâs house isnât as opulent as he remembers. The butterflies pinned in their glass cases seem more ominous than artful. Perihanâs group of mysterious old friends is constantly lurking. And thereâs something wrong in the greenhouse.
As Riccardo explores the decrepit estate, he stumbles upon Perihanâs diary, which might hold the key to her mysterious death. Or at least give him the inspiration he needs to finish his manuscript.
But he might not survive long enough to write it.