{"product_id":"the-court-charade-a-graphic-novel-hardcover","title":"The Court Charade: A Graphic Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlore Vesco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKerascoët\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling illustrators of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeauty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes a fleet, tongue-in-cheek adult fairy tale graphic novel where love is found in the least likely places and nothing is quite what it seems . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lighthearted, sharply witty adult fairy tale is a delightful and quirky take on toxic workplaces, with a dash of Puss in Boots-style antics and a little romance thrown in for good measure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSerine is a poor but plucky daughter of a sickly nobleman who must make her way in the royal court to avoid being married off once her father dies. Although she is illiterate and owns only one dress, she manages to charm her way into the fickle queen's good graces--but the royal court is not a kind place for a country bumpkin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilly, sweet Serine must smarten up if she wants to survive the queen's fits of pique, the court ladies' gossip, and the royal advisor's evil schemes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith nothing but her wits and the help of the friendly, handsome torturer's apprentice, can she find a way to save her job, save the kingdom, and find true love along the way? Or will she be forced to play the fool?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerascoët \u003c\/b\u003eis a duo of cartoonists consisting of Marie Pommepuy and Sébastien Cosset. Before working in comics, they worked in journalism, advertising, and fashion. They are the illustrators of two critically acclaimed dark fairy-tale graphic novels--\u003ci\u003eBeauty\u003c\/i\u003e, cocreated with Hubert, and\u003ci\u003e Beautiful Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, cocreated with Fabien Vehlmann. \u003ci\u003eThe Court Charade\u003c\/i\u003e is their first fairy-tale graphic novel to be translated in English since the success of their \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e (Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, 2014). \u003cb\u003eFlore Vesco \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1981. She writes many things--from young adult novels to comic books to postcards for her friends to passionate letters to her many lovers. She lives in Montreuil, France, most of the year, and in her imagination for the rest of the time. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Court Charade\u003c\/i\u003e is adapted from, \u003ci\u003eDe Cape et Des Mots\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.77 x 7.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45583266644012,"sku":"9781419788260","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/etHpa4YDLA9781419788260.webp?v=1780141815","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-court-charade-a-graphic-novel-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}