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The Queen of the Night

By: Alexander Chee
Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
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Editorial reviews

"Epic, gorgeous, haunting." (Hanya Yanagihara, Man Booker shortlisted author of A Little Life) "Astonishing." (Karen Russell, New York Times best-selling author of Swamplandia) "Luminous." (J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times best-selling author of Maine) "Glittering." ( Wall Street Journal) "Epic." ( Vogue) "Lush and sweeping." ( Publishers Weekly) "Plotted like a fine embroidery." (NPR) "Completely engrossing." ( Library Journal) "Richly researched, ornately plotted." ( Kirkus) "Dramatic, audacious and extravagant." ( Chicago Review of Books)

Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee, read by Rachel Bavidge.

Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past.

Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her still, one wants only to own her. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.

As Lilliet mines her memories for clues, she recalls her life as an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept up into the glitzy, gritty world of Second Empire Paris. In order to survive, she transformed herself from circus rider to courtesan, from empress' maid to stage ingénue, all the while weaving a web of passion and intrigue. Will the truth secure Lillet's fate - or destroy her with the secrets it reveals?

Alexander Chee won a Whiting Award for his first novel, Edinburgh, and is a recipient of the NEA Fellowship in Fiction and residencies from the MacDowell Colony, Ledig House and Civitella Ranieri. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Tin House and Slate and on NPR, among others, and he is a contributing editor at The New Republic. He lives in New York City.

©2016 Alexander Chee (P)2016 Penguin Audio

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