1895. Gemma Doyle is nothing like other English girls. Impeccable manners, modesty, the ability to be silent when no one asks—an awareness of her place in Victorian society is not for her. Alas, Gemma is a mystery even to herself.
After a tragedy that struck her family, young Miss Doyle enters the prestigious London school Spence. Lonely, tormented by guilt that follows her, obsessed with visions of the near future, Gemma encounters more than a cold reception at school. But soon it turns out she isn’t alone in her oddities…
Attention! Contains information about narcotic or psychotropic substances, the use of which is dangerous to health. Their illegal trafficking entails criminal liability.