Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [viii], 408. Illustrated wraps. Select Bibliography.
A historical novel that moves from cholera-infested early nineteenth-century London to the new colony of New Zealand. By the author of The Actresses (1997), and A Dangerous Vine (1999). "Fast-paced and surprisingly free of heavy breathing: an excellent historical novel enlivened with a dash of romance." –Kirkus Reviews (July 15, 2003)