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In the Company of Fools by Tania Bayard (2020, Hardcover)

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In the Company of Fools, Hardcover by Bayard, Tania, ISBN 0727889419, ISBN-13 9780727889416, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Paris, 1396. Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans' fools find a baby in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to swap the child for the queen's own daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans? Who would commit such an evil act, and why? Convinced of the duchess's innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSevern House

ISBN-100727889419

ISBN-139780727889416

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038720529

Product Key Features

Book TitleIn the Company of Fools

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Publication Year2020

GenreFiction

AuthorTania Bayard

Book SeriesA Christine De Pizan Mystery Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews'Readers will enjoy the nicely constructed mystery as well as the well-researched trip to fourteenth-century France, highlighted by an interesting backstory concerning the contents of the royal library', Bayard excels at describing people and places and puts her knowledge of the period to good use in crafting an engrossing whodunit

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisParis, 1396 . Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans' fools find a baby in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to swap the child for the queen's own daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans? Who would commit such an evil act, and why? Convinced of the duchess's innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth., A baby abandoned in the palace gardens leads scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan into a mystery involving murder, superstition and scandal in fourteenth-century France. Paris, 1396 . Scribe Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans' fools find a baby, wrapped in rags and covered in sores, abandoned in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to substitute the child for the queen's own baby daughter and blame the Duchess of Orleans, Valentina Visconti? Who would commit such an evil act, and why? Accused of being a sorceress, Valentina is the victim of much slander and has powerful enemies at the palace, where rumours of witchcraft and superstition run riot. Convinced of the duchess's innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth, and soon makes a number of disturbing discoveries. Could the palace fools be the key to unlocking the mystery?, A baby abandoned in the palace gardens leads scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan into a mystery involving murder, superstition and scandal in fourteenth-century France. Paris, 1396 . Scribe Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orlans' fools find a baby, wrapped in rags and covered in sores, abandoned in the palace gardens. Was there really a wicked plan to substitute the child for the queen's own baby daughter and blame the Duchess of Orlans, Valentina Visconti? Who would commit such an evil act, and why? Accused of being a sorceress, Valentina is the victim of much slander and has powerful enemies at the palace, where rumours of witchcraft and superstition run riot. Convinced of the duchess's innocence, Christine is determined to uncover the truth, and soon makes a number of disturbing discoveries. Could the palace fools be the key to unlocking the mystery?

LC Classification NumberPS3602