‘Absorbing’GUARDIAN
‘Magical’GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Suspenseful’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Wildly inventive’ LIZ MOORE
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
In this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a legacy of magic, espionage and family secrets that will alter the path of her life forever.
‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’
‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’
JUNE 2025 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
In this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a legacy of magic, espionage and family secrets that will alter the path of her life forever.
‘Wildly inventive … Allison King is a talent to watch’ LIZ MOORE
‘Absorbing’GUARDIAN
‘Magical’GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Suspenseful’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Wildly inventive’ LIZ MOORE
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
In this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a legacy of magic, espionage and family secrets that will alter the path of her life forever.
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST
A whimsical and inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World. A young couple’s daily life is disrupted by their newly adopted cat, who soon initiates them into the wondrous world of felines.
A whimsical and inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World. A young couple’s daily life is disrupted by their newly adopted cat, who soon initiates them into the wondrous world of felines.
A whimsical and inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World. A young couple’s daily life is disrupted by their newly adopted cat, who soon initiates them into the wondrous world of felines.
‘Cat was everywhere at once, splayed in all directions but too soft to get in our way…’
Discover this captivating, inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World.
‘Cat was everywhere at once, splayed in all directions but too soft to get in our way…’
Discover this captivating, inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World.
‘Cat was everywhere at once, splayed in all directions but too soft to get in our way…’
Discover this captivating, inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World.
You think you know these stories, don’t you?
You are wrong.
You don’t know them at all.
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST
‘Trippy, incisive, riotously funny’ ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER
‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
‘Luminous … as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room’ WASHINGTON POST
