Tranby Quirke is a spinster: a fact that, in 1909 at the age of 34, is practically synonymous with being dead. Her days are spent toiling in obscurity as a lecturer to modern women. She suppresses her sexual urges, secretly supports the Suffragette movement, and embarks on worldwide adventures - but only inside her head. Then she meets the beautiful 19 year-old, Lysette McDonald, and love enters her life. A love whose name Tranby can only dare to speak after she takes the most remarkable journey of all.
'A refreshing and beautiful novel'
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