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'Sheridan creates an evocative, enjoyable portrait of 1820s Edinburgh and of two women determined to lead independent lives.'

Sunday Times

'Completely enchanting and fascinating... a rollicking and immensely readable tale... Sheridan succeeds in what very few have attempted before; in imagining early 19th century Edinburgh as a genuine if imperfect city of enlightenment, a thrilling, optimistic and romantic landscape where science flourishes, beauty is created, wrongs are righted, possibilities are infinite, and women can begin to dream, at last, of how it might feel to be free.'

Scotsman

'Compelling, fascinating and incisive about its social context. A cracking good read.'

Val McDermid