The cover is mid-twentieth century artwork, somehow managing to look fresh and clean. The scene is set in Britain, sometime in the late twentieth or even twenty-first century. The story is a first-person narrative from teenage school-girl Saffron, who seems to be a riot of emotions. The style is relaxed and conversational. The plot has already laid a trail of mystery, both present and past.
Would I like to read this novel? Of course I would!
Would I like to read this novel? Of course I would!