Illegitimate daughter of a great French nobleman, young Ninon was whisked from a life of cruel drudgery by the dashing Philippe, Count of Froissart.But the flame-tressed Ninon was to be misfortune's captive again and again, just as Philippe was slave to his powerful title--and the marriage vow he could not break. Would the count's impassioned love be forever beyond her reach? And could she dare giver her heart to Valentin, the wandering actor with the tongue of a rogue and the face of a god?
Франция, 17 век, времето на Расин, Молиер и краля-слънце. Тежкият живот на една актьорска трупа. Страхотен романс се оказа, където всички герои са внимателно изградени (не само за жанра), а трудностите и бедите са с истинските си имена и последствия.