When Blood Lies

Very frustrated that Sebastian never gets a face-to-face with his mother. At least he gets the letter. I loved the Paris viewpoint of Napoleon's escape from Elba--hearing bit by bit of his gathering strength and then finally his triumphant arrival. I've read many historical novels from this period with the action in Brussels, so we get to go to the Richmonds' ball as part of the story, but I don't remember ever reading one with this vantage.