Inspired by the astonishing true history of one of the world's most beautiful—and mysterious—books…
In a sweeping tale of obsession, sacrifice, and hope for readers of Cloud Cuckoo Land and The Red Violin, a British librarian becomes entangled in the haunting fate of a legendary book and the generations of keepers who have been consumed by its beauty—and the curse said to follow it.
Dulcie Finch’s promotion at the British Library couldn’t come at a better time. Dulcie, a widowed single mothe...
In a sweeping tale of obsession, sacrifice, and hope for readers of Cloud Cuckoo Land and The Red Violin, a British librarian becomes entangled in the haunting fate of a legendary book and the generations of keepers who have been consumed by its beauty—and the curse said to follow it.
Dulcie Finch’s promotion at the British Library couldn’t come at a better time. Dulcie, a widowed single mothe...






















