Victoria Mas began her career in the film industry and published her debut novel with Éditions Albin Michel in 2019. The Mad Women’s Ball, a bestseller, was awarded the Prix Renaudot des Lycéens and has been translated into 20 languages. With her sophomore novel, The Island of Mists and Miracles, Mas solidified her place as one of the representative authors of contemporary French literature. Her third novel, The Orphan of the Tour du Temple, was recently published in French.