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CLAIRE DUVIVIER

In the service of His Majesty in the time of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

“Without all this intellectual wanking, there would be no Reformation. Without the Reformation, there would be no religious war.”

“Will he be there, I asked the Young Man. Garnier?

‘In spirit only: the poor man is dead, I’m told, the death of poets.’

‘The pox?’

‘Grief.’”

1. Christopher Marlowe, eccentric playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare, is a charismatic rogue and a seducer with a thousand lovers. He is also, from time to time, a spy in the service of the Crown. After a brawl goes wrong, he leaves England in a hurry to accompany his employer, Walsingham the Younger, on an intelligence mission to Paris.

Twenty years after the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, the city is under the control of an ultra-Catholic league that maintains order and fear. What can a fugitive poet—atheist, brawler, homosexual, and loudmouth—expect to find there? Trouble, of course. And secrets to uncover…

Our promise? You won’t be bored by this captivating, mischievous historical novel, where murders, intrigues, and vendettas intertwine, bringing both grand history and intimate stories to life.

Free admission; reservation required through librairiepantagruel@gmail.com

The evening will be followed by refreshments and a book-signing.

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