The revelations of carey ravine

A beautiful historical mystery for fans of sarah waters amitav ghosh's the sea of poppies and jamaica inn london in the 1770s is bursting with opportunity it's a city fuelled by new ideas and new money where everything is for sale including entree into the ruling class making their way in read more this buccaneering society are carey ravine a spirited young woman of enigmatic background and her husband the charming endlessly enterprising oliver nash carey and nash a historic connection india and a desperate ambition better themselves but as nash's plans draw them into a restless association of gamblers and secret societies carey begins question what's really hidden behind the seedy glamour of their lives her unease grows with the appearance of a mysterious man whose appearance unearths a troubling secret from the past carey finds herself forced investigate the truth behind the stranger's claims- and confront her own illusions about herself.