Intricately plotted, beautifully paced, The Music of the Spheres is an elegant historical novel rich in detail, at times Dickensian in its description of London. Elizabeth Redfern has made an exciting debut.
Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.
An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.
Writing is an antisocial act.
We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.
Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.