01986cam a2200325 i 4500 140985722 TxAuBib 20130719120000.0 120607s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012022253 9781402270581 pbk. : alk. paper 1402270585 pbk. : alk. paper TxAuBib rda eng ger Riley, Judith Merkle. Hexe von Paris English. The oracle glass [(PB)] / Judith Merkle Riley. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2012. vii, 534 p. ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: Die Hexe von Paris by Paul List, 1992. "Seventeenth-century Paris. Genevieve is a skinny, precocious girl with a mind full of philosophy and the remarkable power to read the swirling waters of an oracle glass. Left for dead by her family, she is taken in by the ingenious occultist La Voisin, who rules a secret society of witches that manipulates the rich and the scandalous all the way up to the throne. Tutored by La Voisin, Genevieve creates a new identity for herself--as the mysterious Madame de Morville, rumored to be one hundred fifty years old. Soon, even the reigning mistress of the Sun King himself consults Madame de Morville on what the future holds for her. And as Madame de Morville, Genevieve can revel in what women are usually denied--power, an independent income, and the opportunity to speak her mind. But beneath her intelligence and wit, and in the face of unexpected love, Genevieve is driven by the obsessed spirit of revenge."--www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. 20130719. Witches Fiction. Young women Fiction. Paris (France) History Louis XIV, 1643-1715 Fiction. Occult fiction.