Berengaria Roper, is brave, clever, witty and determined, but has more than her fair share of human failings; she is a terrible mother, an appalling doctor, and a truly horrendous gardener. She longs for a more exciting life, so when the opportunity for travel and adventure arises, she should be delighted, but what ensues is anything but delightful. The story is set in a world slightly to the left of ours, where "Snot and Coldsore" is a crisp flavour, blind racing drivers win Grand Prix, poisoning your patients is an option for doctors, and people are not fat, but planetarily challenged. This...
Berengaria Roper, is brave, clever, witty and determined, but has more than her fair share of human failings; she is a terrible mother, an appalling d...