![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Because Merrick insists that a heavy statue overlooking his father’s grave has mysteriously moved, Merrick’s half-brother, Charles, worries that he’s afflicted with the mental illness that landed their mother in an asylum. On account of a leg injury, botanical expert Merrick Tremayne, the hero of this witty, entrancing novel set in the 19th century from Pulley ( The Watchmaker of Filigree Street), initially declines to travel from England to Peru for the East India Company. ![]()
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