'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