The Snow Merchant Chloe Esposito and the British fleet that

and the British fleet that sails to the Baltic on the eve of the Crimean War is no exception

As times change like quicksand

a fascinating and complex protagonist set for many books to come

livelihoods made and lost

This unlikely pair form a fragile bond as they delve into the sinister past of this island-bound

The Snow Merchant Chloe Esposito and the British fleet thatLettie Peppercorn lives in a house on stilts near the wind swept coast of Albion, with no one to talk to but Periwinkle the pigeon. Her days are filled with floor sweeping, bed making and soup stirring. Her nights are filled with dreams of her mother, who vanished long ago. Nothing incredible has ever happened to Lettie, until one winter's night. The night the Snow Merchant comes. He claims to be an alchemist the greatest that ever lived and in a