INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Addie is not one for cards. Or finishing school. Or the pianoforte.

She enjoys sitting on her rooftop during dusk, and reading, and being alone. She enjoys lessons in politics with her tutor Mr Williams. She enjoys being in the background - comfortable and undisturbed.

But what happens when her life takes a series of extraordinary turns, throwing her into unfamiliar territory time and time again? Will she lose everything, or learn to play the game?