The English are about to seize Canada from the French; in the midst of Wolfe's siege of Quebec, a colonel walks into a bookshop. It is run by an enigmatic, combative, proud young woman, who proceeds to tell him all about the ideal book, the castle where it was made, and the man who made it.
- ISBN10 1551994445
- ISBN13 9781551994444
- Publish Date 1 November 2010 (first published 31 December 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint McClelland & Stewart
- Format eBook
- Language English