
Blood Countess
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In sixteenth-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she's vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants' quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend, confident and lover. It's not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess's spell-and the Countess t"akes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancé, Anna realizes she's not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it's only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too.
"Popovic balances lush, romantic language with gruesomeimagery in this tale of innocence lost. Readers will likely be inspired to do actualresearch into Lady Bathory's murderous misdeeds." - Booklist
"Popovicalso touches on how a patriarchal society can drive women to extremes without letting the truly terrifying Bathory, or Anna, off the hook for their own actions." - Kirkus Reviews
"Hand to fans of dark historical fiction and powerful female characters." - School Library Journal
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Prologue
- PART ONE: Summoned
- Chapter One: The Thorn and the Taint
- Chapter Two: The Fever and the Coin
- Chapter Three: The Summons and the Nest
- Chapter Four: The Web and the Tomb
- Chapter Five: The Journey and the Gauntlet
- PART TWO: Beguiled
- Chapter Six: The Rats and the Maidens
- Chapter Seven: The Toil and the Brace
- Chapter Eight: The Flux and the Tisane
- Chapter Nine: The Tonic and the Bath
- Chapter Ten: The Spheres and the Shards
- Chapter Eleven: The Salve and the Kiss
- Chapter Twelve: The Harp and the Switch
- Chapter Thirteen: The Pennyroyal and the Fléchette
- Chapter Fourteen: The Angel and the Gripe
- Chapter Fifteen: The Confession and the Malady
- Chapter Sixteen: The Shade and the Flower
- Chapter Seventeen: The Poison and the Elixir
- Chapter Eighteen: The Book and the Whip
- Chapter Nineteen: The Runes and the Peddler
- PART THREE: Sundered
- Chapter Twenty: The School and the Sister
- Chapter Twenty-one: The Flight and the Sentence
- Chapter Twenty-two: The Gaol and the Stratagem
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
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