In 1896, a priest in Southern France suddenly gained immense wealth. This much is historically true - but no one knows where the money came from. At his death, the priest's secret was buried with him. But there was a young woman - his housekeeper and lover, Marie Denarnaud -...
A historically lush and lyrical novel in the vein of The Birth of Venus, Girl With a Pearl Earring and The Other Boleyn Girl. In 1896, the priest in a small village in southern France suddenly came into possession of immense wealth. But nobody knows where the money came from...