Here, here; The riches are too grotesque; The nobles too insane; The poor too unfortunate; The living too damned; The dead too unrespected; The time too fast; The rules too tight; The crimes too numerous; The words too tedious; And a girl...who isn't afraid of the world.

Francis is a talented writer, one who makes his characters come alive with uncanny ease. But he writes because he sees the state of the world as a sad and cruel place, one rife with struggle and conflict. Until the past catches up with him...and offers him the truth, beauty, and a world books cannot offer...