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'A magical invention of page-turning suspense, of sadness, grief and passion' The TimesLewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending summer in Paris with his mother, Alice.Alice is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian migr . Lewis is there to make his first acquaintance with one of the greatest cities in the world; neither can foresee the momentous events that lie in wait for them.Valentina slowly casts a spell over Lewis, but when her past begins to encroach on all their lives and, as this enchanted world is gradually lost, Lewis is driven on a terrifying quest.'This novel has the sparkle of sunlight on water... once more Rose Tremain beguiles you into suspending belief' Independent on Sunday Praise for Rose Tremain:'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe'Tremain is one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins'Pulsatingly alive . . . no one can break your heart quite like this' Neel Mukherjee