The nightingale's castle : a novel of Erzsébet Báthory, the Blood Countess
Call Number
- FICTION VELT (CEN, OSH)
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : HarperPerennial, [2024]
Physical Description
ix, 299 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
"In 1573, teenaged noblewoman Erzébet Báthory gave birth to an illegitimate baby girl, who was whisked away to a village in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains to be raised as a peasant. Years later, Boróka -- ignorant of her own history -- is summoned to serve as a maid at the castle. Terrified of the great countess's murderous reputation and her brutally cruel servants, Boróka struggles to find her place. Then a plague breaches the castle's walls, killing servants and nobles alike. In the crisis, a tentative bond unexpectedly between the countess and her newest maid. But when powerful forces begin moving against the fierce lady whose wealth and independence threaten the king, where must Boróka's loyalties lie?"--Page [4] of cover.