Description

The rich and atmospheric new novel from prizewinning author Sally Gardner set in the 18th century between the two great Frost Fairs

Neva Friezland is born into a world of trickery and illusion where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a card

She is also born with an extraordinary gift She can predict the weather In Regency England where the proper goal for a gentlewoman is marriage and only God knows the weather this is dangerous It is also potentially very lucrative

In order to debate with the men of science and move about freely Neva adopts a sophisticated male disguise She foretells the weather from inside an automaton created by her brilliant clockmaker father

But what will happen when the disguised Neva falls in love with a charismatic young man

It can be very dangerous to be ahead of your time Especially as a woman