she knew she was no longer afraid, like that day, years ago, on Virginia Woolf’s bed at Monk’s House, when she had felt the soothing touch of timid hope. She had reached safe harbor.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you Nicolas, for his patience and his ideas. Dr. Laura Varnam, for her precious advice and her enthusiasm. Laure du Pavillon and Catherine Rambaud, my faithful early readers. Jean-Marie Catonné, for all the Romain Gary data. AT and his team, because, thanks to them, I was able to sit on Virginia Woolf’s bed at Monk’s House. ALSO BY TATIANA DE ROSNAY The Rain Watcher Manderley Forever A Paris Affair The Other Story The House I Loved A Secret Kept Sarah’s Key ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tatiana de Rosnay is the author of ten novels, including the New York Times bestseller Sarah’s Key, an international sensation with over 11 million copies sold in 44 countries. Together with Dan Brown, Stephenie Meyer, and Stieg Larsson, she has been named one of the top ten fiction writers in Europe. De Rosnay lives in Paris. You can sign up for email updates here. Thank you for buying this St. Martin’s Press ebook. To receive special offers, bonus content, and info on new releases and other great reads, sign up for our newsletters. Or visit us online at us.macmillan.com/newslettersignup For email updates on the author, click here. CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Epigraph 1. Key 2. Lake 3. Tower 4. Tongue 5. Powder 6. Ink 7. Blonde 8. Heat Wave 9. Meltdown Acknowledgments Also by Tatiana De Rosnay About the Author Copyright This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group FLOWERS OF DARKNESS. Copyright © 2021 by Tatiana de Rosnay. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. www.stmartins.com Cover design: Michael Storrings Cover photograph: woman © Wessel Wessels/Arcangel; room © BertrandB/Getty The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN 978-1-250-27255-3 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-250-27290-4 (ebook) eISBN 9781250272904 Our ebooks may be purchased in bulk for promotional, educational, or business use. Please contact the Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at 1-800-221-7945, extension 5442, or by email at [email protected]. Originally published in France by Éditions Robert Laffont First Edition: 2020 First U.S. Edition: 2021
