Marigold

Marigold unfolds in Lucifram, a dazzlingly strange world "near to Hell," where allegory, fairy tale, satire, and spiritual debate collide. At its center stands Prince Plucritus: beautiful, intelligent, and deeply unsettling, a ruler whose glittering court masks cruelty, experiment, and hidden power. Beneath the novel's witty surface lies a bold reimagining of Genesis and human destiny, questioning obedience, marriage, conscience, and whether the world is governed by divine purpose or darker forces. Against this backdrop, souls, loopholes, and rival powers become the stuff of dark comedy, especially in the sharp exchanges between Plucritus and his wife Vestné. Their marriage is a partnership of wit, resentment, and strategy, while the distant High Priest becomes the object of jealous pride and forbidden desire. The story then turns toward Marigold herself: imaginative, compassionate, and stubbornly idealistic, she enters a world of illness and need, nursing the frail Patches and little Timothy with flowers, tenderness, and hard-won resolve. As she confronts Mr. Barringcourt's strict judgments and her own inexperience, Marigold begins to discover that care, sacrifice, and inner strength may matter more than status or beauty. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.