Strands of Bronze and Gold

Fantasy

Author: Jane Nickerson

The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .,,When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wy….Read More

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