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"A story with a tremendous sense of place - Mishal Husain - Broadcaster"
Synopsis
When someone mentions the City of Cambridge you probably think of an iconic building, its four corners stretching out of the once medieval mud and into the arms of everlasting heaven, its white limestone yearning into eternity... and without even knowing exactly what ephemeral joys or permanent wonders the vision brings to mind, it's a safe bet that the one thought which does not occur to you is that the Chapel might not be there by Christmas.
Theo (Theophilus Ambrose Fitzwilliam Wedderburn to his friends) is a Junior Research Fellow in Number Theory.
Prompted by a supervisee to demonstrate how to trace the provenance of bitcoins, Theo happens across a shocking revelation, with embarrassing ramifications for the whole University.
Meanwhile he is being stalked unseen by someone from his childhood.
To his annoyance, Theo falls for a cheap con... and discovers a horror set not only to rock the very seat of power itself but to change the face of Cambridge and its beautifully iconic image for ever.
My Review
I thoroughly enjoyed this book I think the cover lead me to think this would be a gentle romantic tale, I was wrong, its so much more!
This take has a bit of everything! thriller, mystery and romantic elements plus a huge mix of intellectual elements with crypto currencies (which admittedly did go a bit over my head!) it turned in to quite the page turner!
I must praise Mrs Atkins for her amazing and understanding portrayal of autism in the main character.
It was wonderfully done and I say this as a mum of 3 boys where 2 of my sons have autism on different sides of the spectrum, my eldest has Asperger's like I believe the son of the author does.
The characters are well written and filled out, the mystery and crime hooks you and the beautiful descriptions of Cambridge have made it a place i really would like to visit now.
Author Bio
Anne Atkins is a well-known English broadcaster and journalist, and regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
She took an involuntary, and long, break from writing fiction when her son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, their daughter repeatedly hospitalized with a severe illness, and finally the family was made homeless..
Thankfully those dark days are now behind her and she and her husband Shaun along with some of her children now live happily in Bedford, England.
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Thank you to the Publisher and Author for sending me an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel and for the opportunity to review these works.
All reviews are my own unbiased opinion.
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