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[close] We are reading The Company of Liars by Karen Maitland. Here is a review from www.bookbrowse.com In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales - an ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country. In a world ruled by faith and fear, nine desperate strangers, brought together by chance, attempt to outrun the certain death that is running inexorably toward them. Each member of this motley company has a story to tell. From Camelot, the relic-seller who will become the group’s leader, to Cygnus, the one-armed storyteller . . . from the strange, silent child called Narigorm to a painter and his pregnant wife, each has a secret. None is what they seem. And one among them conceals the darkest secret of all—propelling these liars to a destiny they never saw coming.

[close] [ only one girl can win the crown ] The Selection is a competition that’s been part of royal history since forever. Basically, there are thirty-five girls who are called the Selected. They compete for the Crowned Prince’s hand in marriage, and they also compete to become the Princess of Illéa. All of the Selected must be single and of the ages 16-21. They are sent to sent and fill out an application that will be returned to the State Providence Office, of their providence, with a picture of themselves. Upon being Selected, they travel to Angeles to meet the man whose affections they will be competing for during their entire stay at the palace. These thirty-five girls get a chance of a lifetime. They have the opportunity to escape their old lives, and to start anew. To be swept up in a world of glittering crowns and priceless jewels. That is if the Northern and Southern rebels don’t take away their one-in-a-lifetime chance. Will the prince be able to choose his bride before an all-out Civil War is unleashed in Illéa? Time In Roleplay: 9:00 AM Days since the Selected have arrived: Day 0 Events going on: - There was a Dinner beginning at 6:00 PM in the ballroom on Day 1 Events that have past:

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