I was going home by tube, reading my book, when suddenly I looked up and realised I had just missed my stop. It doesn’t happen to me often: I can even fall asleep and wake up in time to get off. So missing my stop because of a book must mean I was so engrossed in it, it must be very good! And indeed it is!

Not only do I love this book (so far) but knowing, and being able to visualise, most of the places mentionned in it makes it even more engaging, more alive.