A triumph … deliciously intriguing

Harriet Constable, author of The Instrumentalist

Impeccably researched, masterfully plotted, beautifully written

Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times Bestselling author

Imaginative. The streets, parlours and galleries of London and Oxford come alive in this twisting, Victorian-era drama ... An intriguing exploration of art, ambition, race and women's roles in the Victorian era

Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake

A vivid, twisting debut, full of intrigue … kept me up late into the night

Flora Carr, author of The Tower

Masterfully written with brilliant, compelling characters ... A beautiful, poignant story delivered with expert precision

Isabelle Schuler, author of Lady MacBethad

An intriguing and original debut

Emily Howes, author of The Painter's Daughter