Another mysterious tale in which the gardeners of eden, who serve huge angelic birds, are threatened with turmoil when one of their number escapes over the wall.
The history of a Jewish Hungarian family told across three centuries, beginning with the adoption of an orphaned German boy by a C18th Italian painter.
Set in Paris, India and Calcutta, this delightful picaresque adventure owes something to both Kim and Kidnapped. Written in bracing C18th language by a genius.