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$5.40The Story
COURT CHARADE HC
(W) FLORE VESCO (A) KERASCOET (C) KERASCOET
ABRAMS
StockID: 170134 SKU: 0126AB0492
From the New York Times bestselling illustrators of Beauty and Beautiful Darkness comes a fleet- tongue-in-cheek adult fairy tale graphic novel where love is found in the least likely places and nothing is quite what it seems . . .This lighthearted- sharply witty adult fairy tale is a delightful and quirky take on toxic workplaces- with a dash of Puss in Boots–style antics and a little romance thrown in for good measure.Serine is a poor but plucky daughter of a sickly nobleman who must make her way in the royal court to avoid being married off once her father dies. Although she is illiterate and owns only one dress- she manages to charm her way into the fickle queen’s good graces—but the royal court is not a kind place for a country bumpkin.Silly- sweet Serine must smarten up if she wants to survive the queen’s fits of pique- the court ladies’ gossip- and the royal advisor’s evil schemes.With nothing but her wits and the help of the friendly- handsome torturer’s apprentice- can she find a way to save her job- save the kingdom- and find true love along the way? Or will she be forced to play the fool?
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COURT CHARADE HC
(W) FLORE VESCO (A) KERASCOET (C) KERASCOET
ABRAMS
StockID: 170134 SKU: 0126AB0492
From the New York Times bestselling illustrators of Beauty and Beautiful Darkness comes a fleet- tongue-in-cheek adult fairy tale graphic novel where love is found in the least likely places and nothing is quite what it seems . . .This lighthearted- sharply witty adult fairy tale is a delightful and quirky take on toxic workplaces- with a dash of Puss in Boots–style antics and a little romance thrown in for good measure.Serine is a poor but plucky daughter of a sickly nobleman who must make her way in the royal court to avoid being married off once her father dies. Although she is illiterate and owns only one dress- she manages to charm her way into the fickle queen’s good graces—but the royal court is not a kind place for a country bumpkin.Silly- sweet Serine must smarten up if she wants to survive the queen’s fits of pique- the court ladies’ gossip- and the royal advisor’s evil schemes.With nothing but her wits and the help of the friendly- handsome torturer’s apprentice- can she find a way to save her job- save the kingdom- and find true love along the way? Or will she be forced to play the fool?
