Sometimes the greatest spectacle hides the darkest secrets . . . In an alternate London the
city's Theatre District is a walled area south of the river where an immersive production - the
Show - has been running for centuries growing ever bigger more sprawling and lavish. The Show
is open to anyone who can afford a ticket but the District itself is a closed world even the
police have no jurisdiction within its walls. Juliet's mother died when she was a baby. Brought
up by her emotionally distant father and even more distant stepmother she has never felt
wanted. It's only when her father passes away that Juliet - now nineteen - learns her birth was
registered in the District. Desperate to belong somewhere at last she travels to London where
she hopes to unearth the truth about her identity her mother's death and her father's years of
silence - and claim her birthright. But in the District there is only one central truth: the
Show must go on. And in a world where illusions abound and powerful men control the narrative
Juliet has no idea of just how far some will go to ensure certain stories are never told . . .
-- 'Original and captivating this intricately woven tale had me enthralled from page one'
Karen Coles author of The Asylum 'Rich imaginative and atmospheric . . . A perfectly paced
novel about the power - and danger - of storytelling' Katie Lumsden author of The Secrets of
Hartwood Hall [insert author photo and credit: Sian Hall]
