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A jaded immortal woman falls for a man out of time in this stunning new novel, perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue, About Time, and The Time Traveller's Wife.1605, London. Beatrix lives a solitary life in the shadows, wandering the city streets looking for ways to forget. Forget that everyone she has ever loved has been dead for nearly a century.Forget that, for her, love can only ever mean loss. Because Beatrix has a secret: a lifetime ago her deathbed wish was granted, making her immortal.Until one day, whilst picking pockets amidst the raucous crowds of The Globe Theatre, she meets Oliver. They spend a single, perfect day together before he tells her that he has to leave.She s not surprised; eternity is a lonely place.When Beatrix and Oliver meet again by chance a century later, recognition hits her like a bolt of lightning. It s impossible. He s impossible.Just like her. A chance for Beatrix to truly live and love again sparks into existence.Yet their bond will prove more magical than either thought possible: whilst Beatrix may be over two centuries old, Oliver won t be born for another four hundred years...
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