DESCRIPTION : FATE CAN BE CHANGED.CURSES CAN BE BROKEN. In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything. From Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a womans ambition can prove deadly. PRAISE FOR LEIGH BARDUGO\’S BOOKS \’Impossible to put down\’ – Stephen King A pacey read with electric prose Independent Crackling dialogue and sumptuous description. Bardugo dives deep into this world if youre not careful, itll steal all your time New York Times A master of fantasy Huffington Post Sultry, sweeping, picturesque USA Today PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780241655313 BY (AUTHOR) Bardugo, Leigh PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : April 11, 2024 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Viking LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm WEIGHT : 700 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items

DESCRIPTION :

FATE CAN BE CHANGED.
CURSES CAN BE BROKEN.

In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.

Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.

From Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a womans ambition can prove deadly.

PRAISE FOR LEIGH BARDUGO’S BOOKS

‘Impossible to put down’ – Stephen King

A pacey read with electric prose Independent

Crackling dialogue and sumptuous description. Bardugo dives deep into this world if youre not careful, itll steal all your time New York Times

A master of fantasy Huffington Post

Sultry, sweeping, picturesque USA Today

PRODUCT DETAILS :

DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm
WEIGHT : 700 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Fiction & Related items