![]() ![]() One night, Jest appears at Cath’s window and invites her to a “mad” tea party. Meanwhile, the tension between Jest and Cath grows. The King pursues a courtship with Cath, which Cath reluctantly enters due to pressure from her parents. ![]() Cath leaves the ball early, narrowly escaping a violent attack by the Jabberwock, who carries off two courtiers. A deep attraction grows between Jest and Cath, although it is undermined by the King’s desire to marry her. The King’s new court joker, Jest, performs for the court.Ĭath meets Jest in the King’s Rose Garden he is accompanied by Raven, a raven who speaks in rhyming couplets. ![]() Peter Peter is hostile toward everyone, and Lady Peter appears constantly ill. At the ball, Cath runs into Peter Peter, the local pumpkin patch owner, and his wife, Lady Peter. Cath is horrified when she learns of the insipid King’s intentions to marry her. The action of the novel begins when Cath and her parents attend a ball at the King of Hearts’s palace. Cath is passionate about baking and dreams of opening a bakery with her best friend, Mary Ann, a venture she knows her parents will never support. In the kingdom of Hearts, Catherine Pinkerton struggles against her social obligations as the daughter of the noble Marquess and Marchioness of Rock Turtle Cove. ![]() Content Warning: This guide contains mentions of mental illness and suicide, and the source text frequently uses the term “mad” to refer to mental illness. ![]()
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