An ordinary girl - an extraordinary adventure in timeIn twenty-first century New York, peculiar things are happening to Katie. Strange figures are appearing to her: first, a girl with long red hair, then a pale man in a black silk top hat. And then Katie receives a mysterious note, which sends her hurtling back through time!In nineteenth-century London, Queen Victoria is on the throne and England is on the brink of war with Russia. Behind the scenes, a greater battle is about to be fought - one that could decide the fate of the whole world. Everyone is looking to Katie to save the day.But for a traveller in time, Katie's is fast running out...

K. A. S. Quinn was born and raised in California and studied History and English at Vassar College. For ten years she was the publisher of theSpectator. She has written forThe Times,Telegraph,Independent andWall Street Journal, as well as appearing onAny Questions,A Good Read,Famous Lives andBroadcasting House for the BBC. She lives in London and has two small boys. She still reads children's books in bed, after lights out, with a torch.