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A brilliant and hugely topical psychological suspense novel about the ultimate trespass. A young woman discovers that the man she shared her life with was an undercover cop.

Based on a true story, unfolding through the subsequent rise of Hitler and the Nazis, this gripping tale is about beauty and justice, and the truth that may be found when our most treasured beliefs are revealed as illusions. By the Women's Prize for Fiction twice-longlisted author.

It is 1910 and to ten-year-old Oskar Grunewald, the Melville family is impossibly, incomprehensibly glamorous. Born into privilege, their certainties are as unshakeable as the walls of their Victorian castle. It is a world to which Oskar, mathematics prodigy and son of a penniless German composer, has no wish to belong. But when Theo Melville is killed in the Great War, shattering his familyâe(tm)s lives, Oskar finds himself drawn reluctantly into the gaping hole his death has left behind. As Theoâe(tm)s two sisters struggle to forge their paths in a world that no longer plays by the old rules, Oskarâe(tm)s life becomes entwined with theirs in a way that will change all of their futures.

It is 1910 and to ten-year-old Oskar Grunewald, the Melville family is impossibly, incomprehensibly glamorous. Born into privilege, buttressed by inherited wealth, their certainties are as unshakeable as the walls of their Victorian castle. It is a world to which Oskar, mathematics prodigy and son of a penniless German composer, has no wish to belong. His fascination is all for physics where new scientific discoveries are, for the first time in four hundred years, challenging Newton's fundamental theories of the universe. But when Theo Melville is killed in the Great War, shattering his family's lives, Oskar finds himself drawn reluctantly into the gaping hole his death has left behind. As Theo's two sisters struggle to forge their paths in a world that no longer plays by the old rules, Oskar's life becomes entwined with theirs in ways that will change all of their futures forever.

Maribel, beautiful bohemian wife of maverick political Edward Campbell Lowe and self-proclaimed Chilean heiress educated in Paris, debates how to make her own mark on the world, while experimenting with the new art of photography.

In 1704, in the swamps of Louisiana, France struggles to maintain its new colony with fewer than two hundred men. Elisabeth Savaret arrives as one of twenty-three women sent from Paris to marry strangers.

Set against the backdrop of post-Great Fire London, the story follows a pregnant woman who escapes the flames, later giving birth to a disfigured child. Fast forward to 1718, sixteen-year-old Eliza Tally becomes an apothecary's maid, concealing her own scandalous situation. As she navigates her new life, she uncovers dark secrets about her employer and his experiments, realizing she must take action to protect herself and those around her, including the enigmatic Mary, the existing maid shrouded in mystery.

In 1718 London, pregnant and unmarried Eliza seeks refuge with the mysterious apothecary Black, who employs her as a maid. Unbeknownst to her, Black has sinister intentions and uses her for his experiments, hoping to gain scientific recognition. As she uncovers his secret, it may be too late for her.

Set against the backdrop of Victorian London in 1855, the narrative follows William May, an engineer haunted by his experiences in the Crimean War. Tasked with overhauling the city's sewer system, he seeks redemption in the depths below. However, his newfound sanctuary is disrupted by a murder, with William becoming the prime suspect. As he grapples with the implications of the crime, he must uncover the truth and prove his innocence, navigating both the physical and moral complexities of his world.