The Weather Woman

LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2023. Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes are won and lost on the turn of a card. But she is also born with an extraordinary gift: she can predict the weather. In Regency England, where the proper goal for a gentlewoman is marriage and only God can foretell the future, this is a dangerous power to possess. In order to stand up to the men of science, Neva adopts a sophisticated male disguise, created by her brilliant clockmaker father. But what will happen when she falls in love with a charismatic young man. 'Seductive' Observer. 'Wildly inventive' The TImes. 'Superb. joyful' New Statesman. 'A delight' The Sunday Times. 'Beguiling' Mail on Sunday. 'Magical storytelling' Heat. 'A triumph. ' Caroline Lea. 'Bold and original' Financial Times. 'I was completely captivated' Amanda Craig.