An affecting and exuberant novel spanning a big stretch of calamitous history, as told by a small, bloodstained nobody Carey already has a strong author following, particularly in US. Perfect time to breakout in UK market Acquired by Penguin Riverhead US for 6 figure sum; lining up publication and publicity Innovative Jack Arts marketing campaign lined up combined with year-long publicity campaign, from pre-post publication For fans of Dickens, Arthur and George, Tim Burton, The Luminaries