Virgin EarthSequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover.

Magpie Lewis started writing in her yellow notebook the day she walked in on her father having sex with her aunt on her parents' bed

from kings and generals

Lieutenant Aaron Rauser

and for Sophie a meeting with an enigmatic French major could well alter her future

George's curiosity about the racing equipment leads to some wild rides up and down the slopes

Or is it bye-bye basketball forever

But there must always be an account

I never miss one of her stories

Looking at the world through fresh eyes

the two have become quatre

She starts looking into the case of the missing child but unlike everyone else does not believe the boys acted on their own

It’s not just freedom from distraction and noise and rush: it’s a reminder of some deeper truths he misplaced along the way