The Alchemist of Paris

'I remembered a word I had heard the monks say. A word that was rich and alluring, a word describing something I knew to be wrong, but which I knew was exactly what lay in the pages before me. Alchemy.'Diary of Elise du Bois, Paris, France, 1820 In the heart of modern Paris is an old house...... a house that has been hidden for almost two hundred years.The only clue to what happened there lies in a nineteenth century diary.When research student Ellie Forrest opens the door, she will discover not just an ancient secret, but a tale of deceit, magic, betrayal - and immortal love, spanning the centuries.