Shadow in the North
ISBN:
9780833541383 (0833541382)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 361
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Crime,
Steampunk
Series: Sally Lockhart (#2)
The year is 1878 and Sally Lockhart has just started her own financial consulting business when one of her clients loses a fortune in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm. As she struggles to learn why, she comes closer to the answers--and her own demise.
3.5 starsSally Lockhart has used her head for numbers to start up a consulting firm where she gives people financial advice. When an elderly teacher she's advised loses all her savings after putting all her money into a shipping company Sally told her was a sound investment, Sally is determined to f...
The sucker punch concealed within this book spoiled it entirely for me.
This is the 2nd of Pullman's books about Sally Lockhart, Financial Analyst, feisty Victorian spitfire, and proto-feminist.A client arrives at Sally's door. She's followed Sally's financial advice, but the company has gone bust, causing her to lose all her money. She's not angry at Sally - but she su...
I was....devasted.Sally's character really grew..alas I can't read anymore of this series but I did turn my sister on to it.