The Square of SevensMy father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldnt afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . . A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly dies, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar. Now raised as a lady amidst the Georgian splendour of Bath, her fortune

a gloriously rich mix that only Stephen Fry can dish up to us

Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive

investigating evolutionary biology

Growth is good

a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy

designed to provide a thought-provoking break in a busy day

and all walks of life

long and uncombed

For some reason

It draws you in from the very first page' -- SUNDAY EXPRESS

but without a husband

discussing discipline