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By Matthew Plampin
Matthew Plampin - 2009
Set in Victorian England, this novel follows ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson. Arriving in the Crimea as a war correspondent, Kitson aims to expose military incompetence amidst the horrors of war. Two years later, returning to England under mysterious circumstances, he takes a job as a society writer. However, as a major exhibition approaches and Queen Victoria prepares to visit, Kitson's past experiences resurface with devastating consequences.