The Nightingale's CastleIn the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circewith a touch of Draculaa propulsive, feminist reimagining of the story of Erzsbet Bthory, the infamous sixteenth century Hungarian aristocrat known as the Blood Countess, who was rumored to have murdered hundreds of peasant girls and bathed in their blood. In 1573, Countess Erzsbet Bthory gives birth to an illegitimate child. Secretly taken to a peasant family living in the foothills of

Ella is mesmerized by Lonnie’s girlish affection and disregard for the normal boundaries of friendship and marriage

and their small but essential triumphs

can bridge this seemingly unbridgeable divide between the two generations

but surely he would recall getting married

Nineteen-year-old Maggie Lockwood spent a year in prison for the acts that led up to the fire

we must hide or change who we are

they can be difficult to distinguish from each other

Their plan works like a charm—at first

'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd

balanced diet are already in the pantry and fridge

and his experiences and memories working with a host of legendary musicians

both by Joseph and Frances Gies