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Synopsis
Winner of the National Book Award
Someone draws Nina to the ancient courtyard. Someone from another time . . .
Who is Dominique? When Nina first sees her in the French Museum, she senses that there is something unreal about the strange, beautiful girl. In fact, Domi is from Napoleon s time, and she has come to get Nina s help. For Domi s father was executed as a traitor during the French Revolution, and Domi is convinced that Nina can prove his innocence. But to save Domi s father, Nina will have to solve a mystery that has lasted two centuries. And she will have to travel back through time, back to France and the court of the stone children. . . .
An expert gothic tale. . . . Not just a fine book but a brilliant one. The New York Times
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