Celia Bell: The Disenchantment

The Ivy is delighted to welcome Celia Bell for a celebration of her stunning debut, The Disenchantment! This radiant and thrilling debut follows a passionate love affair between two noblewomen who wish to free themselves from their repressive society, whatever the cost.

Set in 17th century Paris, The Disenchantment follows the Baroness Marie Catherine through the dark underbelly of a city full of people who have secrets they would kill to keep.

CELIA BELL has written short fiction for VQR, The White Review, The Sewanee Review, The Southern Review, and Bomb Magazine. She is the winner of the 2018 VQR Emily Clark Balch Prize for Fiction and holds an MFA from the New Writers Project at the University of Texas. She lives in Austin, Texas.