A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires
Yet deep differences linger between them
easier existence-until a summons from the King threatens to send his life up in flames
NEW STATESMAN `Wonderful' ADAM NICOLSON `Exhilarating' DAILY TELEGRAPH
And where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet
Pereira Maintains : A Testimony - Antonio Tabucchi Publication Date:01/07/2021 A half-fae in a schoolSubtle, skillful, and clear. It's so clear, in fact, that you can see a very long way down, into the heart of a flawed but valiant human being, into the sickness of a nation, into the depths of political evil. It's the most impressive novel I've read for years, and one of the very few that feels truly necessary' Philip PullmanIn the sweltering summer of 1938, with Lisbon in the grip of Portugal's dictatorship of Antnio Salazar, a journalist is coming