The Orchid Affair Paperback by Lauren Willig

Product Details

• Publisher: Berkley (2012-01-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 496 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780451235558
• Item Weight: 396.9 grams
• Dimensions: 20.32 x 13.46 x 2.79 cm

Veteran governess Laura Grey joins the Selwick Spy School expecting to find elaborate disguises and thrilling adventures in service to the spy known as the Pink Carnation. She hardly expects her first assignment to be serving as governess for the children of André Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte's minister of police.

At first the job is as lively as Latin, but Laura begins to notice Jaouen's increasingly strange behavior. As Laura edges closer to her employer, she is surprised to learn that she has much in common with him. And Jaouen finds he's hired more than he's bargained for...

About the Author

Lauren Willig is the author of seven previous Pink Carnation novels. She received a graduate degree in English history from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and now writes full-time. Willig lives in New York City