“Combininghistory,theoccult,humangreed,andatouchoffeminism,thisisafineadditiontothegothicgenre.“--ALA’sBooklistonTheLastHeirtoBlackwoodLibraryHesterFoxdeliversanenchantingtaleofsecrets,betrayal,andmagic!PennilessandstrandedinFranceafterabidtoescapehercruelunclegoesawry,CorneliaShawisfarfromtheParisianlifeofleisuresheimagined.Desperateandlackingoptions,sheallowsherselftoberecruitedtoNapoleon’sGrandeArm矇e.Asanaturalist,hernear-magicalabilitytohealanywoundwithherbalmixturesinvitesaweamongstthesoldiers...andsuspicion.ForbehindCornelia’svastknowledgeofthenaturalworldisasecretshekeepshidden--theflowersspeaktoherthroughamysteriousconnectionshehasfeltsincechildhood.Onethathermothertaughthertoheed,beforeshedisappeared.Then,asNapoleon’sarmydescendsonWaterloo,theflowerssingtoherofastartlingrevelation:agirlwhobearsastrikingresemblancetoCornelia.Agirlshealmostremembers--hersister,lostlongago,whoseemstosharethesamegifts.DeterminedtoreunitewithLijsbethdespitebeingonoppositesidesofthewar,Corneliaisdrawnintoawhirlwindofbetrayal,secrets,andlies.Broughttogetherbyfateandmagicatthepeakofthewar,thesisterstrytouncoverthekeytothesourceofthepowerthatconnectsthemasaccusationsofwitchcraftswirlandthreatentodestroytheverylivesthey’vefoughtfor.LookfortheseothergothicmysteriesfromHesterFox:TheLastHeirtoBlackwoodLibraryTheWitchofWillowHallTheOrphanofCemeteryHillTheWidowofPaleHarborALullabyforWitches
