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โA sinister romance and hypnotic Gothic fairytaleโsurreal and luscious with a fascinating twist on the story of Hades and Persephone.โ โJennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
A woman with no past. A man who seems to know her. And a monstrous garden that could be the border between their worldsโฆ
Italy, 1948
Julia Lombardi is a mystery even to herself. The beautiful model canโt remember where sheโs from, where sheโs been or how she came to live in Rome. When she receives an offer to accompany celebrated eccentric artist Salvador Dalรญ to the Sacro BoscoโItalyโs Garden of Monstersโas his muse, sheโs strangely compelled to accept. It could be a chance to unlock the truth about her pastโฆ
Shrouded in shadow, the garden full of giant statues that sometimes seem alive is far from welcoming. Still, from the moment of their arrival at the palazzo, Julia is inexplicably drawn to their darkly enigmatic host, Ignazio. Heโs alluring yet terrifyingโand he seems to know her.
Posing for Dalรญ as the goddess Persephone, Julia finds the work to be perplexing, particularly as Dalรญ descends deeper into his fanaticism. To him, she is Persephone, and he insists she must eat pomegranate seeds to rejoin her king.
Between Dalรญโs fevered persistence, Ignazioโs uncanny familiarity and the agonizing whispered warnings that echo through the garden, Julia is soon on the verge of unraveling. And she begins to wonder if sheโs truly the mythical queen of the Underworldโฆ
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