Comtesse Emilie Marchand is more at home holding scalpels than knitting needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots and serve her country as a physician. But society dictates a lady cannot perform such gruesome work.   

Annette Boucher, first-born daughter and least-loved child, wants more for her life, desperate to be trained so her magic can reach its full potential. So when a strange noble girl offers Annette the chance of a lifetime, she accepts.   

Emilie and Annette swap lives - Annette attends finishing school to become a lady and trained in the ways of divination, while Emilie enrolls to be a surgeon, using her natural magical talent to save lives.   

But when their nation is the aggressor in a frivolous war, Emilie and Annette must work together to help the rebellion end a war that is based on lies.       

‘[Miller’s] protagonists’ awareness of privilege and desire to challenge the status quo shines through. LGBTQ representation - including gay, trans, and nonbinary characters (Annette identifies as asexual biromantic) - further widens this tale’s appeal.‘ - Publishers Weekly