'Ingenious' THE TIMES,Book of the Month

'Sparkling'OBSERVER

'A triumph... beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN

'Spellbinding.... Chevalier at her fabulous best' ELIF SHAFAK

'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead... one of the reigning queens of historical fiction' INDEPENDENT

'A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game' SPECTATOR