»It is a beautiful piece, written with great
lucidity and respect for the reader, and with immaculate restraint. A
classic, to my mind, of the finest documentary writing.« John Le Carre
»A
pacy analysis of a true British murder case from 1860, the unravelling
of which involved one of the earliest Scotland Yard detectives and
inspired sensation novelists such as Dickens and Wilkie Collins ...
Absolutely riveting« Sarah Waters, Guardian
»Profound loss, desolation and rebuilding are the literal and metaphoric themes of Michaels’s exquisite second novel (after Fugitive Pieces)…. A tender love story set against an intriguing bit of history is handled with uncommon skill.«
— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
