Illustrated by Annie Morris.
The magical debut from Sophie Dahl - a charming and bittersweet romance, with captivating illustrations from Annie Morris.
'In the golden half-light of a midsummer's evening, the sort where any kind of magic can occur, and often does, in the midst of a party held in a wild and rambling garden, stood Pierre, teetering on highly unsuitable heels, surrounded by a symphony of overripe roses.'
On this midsummer evening, Pierre, the daughter of a bumbling botanist and a ravishing Italian soprano, sweet and shy and gangly as a baby giraffe, meets a man with dancing eyes.
Alas, in the course of their glorious affair, an indiscretion is committed and Pierre flees to New York; but forgetting her beloved proves far harder than she imagines
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