Part One On the day of her great, great grandmother's birthday the 10-year-old girl known as Madeline Delphine was presented with an ancient key. The key was like no other that Madeline had ever seen.
Part Two Madeline paused to stare at the lock that stood between her and the answers her great, great grandmother so desperately wanted. A brass knob protruded from a wood door that looked tea stained
Part Three Madeline tugged at the weighty gowns until they reluctantly peeled away from the trunk. The wood was a yellow-brown, aged and blemished but still solid. Thin metal straps ran from back to f