The Natural History of Love

Caroline Petit (Affirm Press, $32.99) Based on the remarkable true story of exiled heiress Carolina Fonceca and her lover Francois, the Count de Castelnau. The Brazilian jungle, salons of Paris and Federation-era Melbourne are the backdrops for this fascinating tale of a couple who, disgraced in their homelands, fabricated a new identity to keep their family united. The tale sparked a fascination that took author Petit to the archives of 19th century Paris and the dusty files of a Melbourne legal firm. An untold story of romance, infidelity, familial resentment and evolution.

A SWEEPING TALE OF LOVE AND AN EPIC PERIOD OF HISTORY TONI JORDAN AUTHOR