The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan Macmillan, 2023)
Historical Fiction
Laura Shepherd-Robinson's The Square of Sevens (ISBN: 9781529053678) is the story of Red, who is raised in Georgian high society after her itinerant, fortune-telling father suddenly dies. Red puts herself in great danger when she starts to investigate the mysteries of her early life – how her mother died, and why her father had lived in fear – she puts herself in great danger. It’s an epic story, and brilliantly plotted.