a novel of the French Revolution
Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of sculpting in wax by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum. Before photography and literacy for the common people, the wax museum showed the public what well-known figures looked like, what fashions were popular, what food was eaten, and even what hairstyles were worn in different eras. But when the French Revolution happens Marie's talent for wax modeling saves her life and preserves the faces of the vanished French monarchy.
