{"product_id":"9781529053685","title":"Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sprawling, exquisite, outright triumph. \u003ci\u003eThe Square of Sevens\u003c\/i\u003e dazzles with heart, mystery and breathtaking detail. I doubt I'll read a better book this year' - Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Begin at the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sweeping Dickensian tour de force of a novel,\u003ci\u003e The Square of Sevens\u003c\/i\u003e is an immaculately researched piece of fiction with all the twists and turns of a fortune teller's wheel, cementing the author's place as the queen of modern Georgian literature' - Susan Stokes-Chapman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Shepherd-Robinson's \u003ci\u003eThe Square of Sevens \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic and sweeping novel set in Georgian high society, a dazzling story offering up mystery, intrigue, heartbreak, and audacious twists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMy father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldn't afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . .\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow raised as a lady amidst the Georgian splendour of Bath, her fortune-telling is a delight to high society. But she cannot ignore the questions that gnaw at her soul: who was her mother? How did she die? And who are the mysterious enemies her father was always terrified would find him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pursuit of these mysteries takes her from Cornwall and Bath to London and Devon, from the rough ribaldry of the Bartholomew Fair to the grand houses of two of the most powerful families in England. And while Red's quest brings her the possibility of great reward, it also leads into her grave danger . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laura Shepherd-Robinson is a brilliant, brilliant writer, up there with CJ Sansom and Andrew Taylor' - James O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Laura Shepherd-Robinson, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Sugar \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDaughters of Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - C. J. Sansom, number one bestselling author of the Shardlake series\u003cbr\u003e'The best historical crime novel I will read this year' - Antonia Senior, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shepherd-Robinson would be advised to clear her shelves for future awards' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here's one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn't let you go' - Diane Setterfield, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon A River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312567923061,"sku":"9781529053685","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529053685.jpg?v=1762822362","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529053685","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}