How to escape when life becomes just a bit too hearty by Griselda Heppel
You know what they say about the best laid plans… The Fall of a Sparrow by Griselda Heppel The Fall of a Sparrow should be out by now. On 28th April, in fact, as promised in last month’s blog post . Now, owing to some last-minute printing hitches, it’s set for 28th May . Mildly annoying, but what is a month after all, in the Greater Scheme of Things? Especially as, since the action all takes place in the first half of the summer term, to have the book appearing literally on the day the story ends is a nice touch. Cleverly planned, even. Not. What the new date does mean though is that the gorgeous summery cover image will match the time of year even more than before. The fritillaries I got so excited about last month may have finished flowering; but lime trees everywhere are coming into full leaf, just like the one engraved in such magnificent detail by Hilary Paynter for the book’s jacket. Indeed the tree takes up most of the illustration; appropriate, as it plays a c...