The Charade

Résumé du livre

Of this and this alone is Caleb Taylor sure: only the sulfurous breath of hell awaits his death. But, perhaps in the meantime, he can appease the Lord of Heaven with his works. Elizabeth Mede lives with the scorn and rejection of the people of the town for the sins of her parents. She has spent her life quietly bearing the guilt that terrorizes her, until one cold day when she stumbles across Caleb. The two find solace in each other’s company. Then one day the king’s man came. Not everyone is happy with the upcoming visit of the King and Queen. Caleb sits in agony wondering if he will be able to keep the secret from the Queen he had once professed to love, and Elizabeth tries to fade into the background even as she is constantly pursued by the Queen’s cousin. As time passes, secrets surface and not a single person is left untouched or unchanged.