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 diesâŠ
Grieving his daughterâs death, Victor Hugo initiated sĂ©ances 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 believedâŠ
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 differentâŠsomething that will threaten their sanity and put their very lives at stake.