“A lavishly textured sequel to a timeless literary masterpiece.”
—Margaret Flanagan Booklist

“Engrossing, vivid, beautifully written, adventurous, and often heart-rending…I just loved this novel!”
—Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude and Camille: A novel of Monet and Marrying Mozart

“Grand in scope--a classic tale of rags to riches, tragedy to triumph and passion to vengeance. Saga fans…will rejoice!”
—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick! ****1/2)

“Richly detailed, stunningly imaginative…A fascinating, complex heroine. Readers will rejoice.”
—Melanie Benjamin, author of Alice I Have Been and The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

  “…readers will cheer her [Berthe Bovary] all the way.”
—Library Journal