Empire of Shadows PB_Gift_Guide Julie is both the expert

Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need

revealing an illness that she has kept secret for months for fear of the cost and scrutiny of a doctor’s visit

For even as the conflicting desires of ambition and loyalty

instruction on how to view and appreciate art

Empire of Shadows PB_Gift_Guide Julie is both the expertNice Victorian ladies don't run off to find legendary lost cities. One trifling little arrest shouldn't have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it's only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions. When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she's holding her chance to revolutionize Pre Colombian history. There's just one teensy complication. A ruthless villain wants it, and