Judith Rock
A Plague of Lies
Right at the opening, this novel takes Hemingway’s advice to show “how the weather was” by vividly portraying a Paris…
The Eloquence of Blood
The Eloquence of Blood opens on Christmas Eve in Paris of 1686. Against a backdrop of a harsh winter, ex-soldier…
The Rhetoric of Death
Editors' choice
Rock’s impressive debut takes place in a Paris monastery school in 1686, one with close connections to the court of Louis…
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