After her Aunt Penelope dies historical researcher Penny Nichols is astonishedto learn that not only is she a bona fide heiressbut shes also been invitedto put ... » 

After her Aunt Penelope dies historical researcher Penny Nichols is astonishedto learn that not only is she a bona fide heiressbut shes also been invitedto put her research skills to work. This time the history shes researchinghappens to be her very own. What she discovers about Aunt Penelopea pair ofwills double lives secret histories and a family tree of vulturesis aboutto sweep Penny and a longlost relative across France over the hills of Italyand throughout half of Europe on the adventure of several lifetimes. «