A mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the author of the bestselling The Psychology of Time Travel.
Kate Mascarenhas is a part-Irish, part-Seychellois midlander. Since 2017, Kate has been a chartered psychologist. Before that she worked as a copywriter, a dolls' house maker, and a bookbinder. She lives with her husband in a small terraced house which she is slowly filling with Sindy dolls. Her first novel, The Psychology of Time Travel was published in 2018 to wide acclaim.
Bringing magic realism to a contemporary Oxford setting in an
atmospheric examination of gender inequality
*Guardian*
Mascarenhas's lushly inventive second novel is an addictive fantasy
with a smart feminist twist
*iNews*
Captivating, inventive and tender... A dazzling mix of crime,
romance, magic and myth'
*Adele Parks*
This magical tale blends very human people with a hidden world of
enchantment
*Woman*
[A] vividly imagined second novel
*The i*
I adored this beautifully crafted and thought-provoking magic
realist novel... Multi-faceted, challenging, and entirely
captivating... A truly lovely read'
*LoveReading*
There's a wonderful sense of magic and tradition, but the story as
a whole has a very contemporary feel
*Waterstones*
[A] dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth...
Captivating, inventive and tender'
*Platinum*
Kate Mascarenhas' striking visual images and characters will have
you casting the movie whilst reading... This is simply a great and
original tale that put me in mind of such as Stardust by Neil
Gaiman. The magic lingers along with the family issues. The ending
is surprising and clever and I look forward to more by Kate
Mascarenhas'
*SF Crowsnest*
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