From a car booty at Trimley St Martin School.


Synopsis
It seems a long time ago that Fitz and Gabby were together, with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now, it's his career that is almost extinct. Suddenly, though, the beautiful Gabby reappears in his life. She wants his help in tracing the history of The Mysterious Bird of Ulieta, a creature once owned by the great 18th Century naturalist Joseph Banks. It soon becomes clear that Fitz is getting involved in something more complicated -- and dangerous -- than the search for a stuffed bird. To solve the puzzle, he must uncover the identity of the amazing woman Banks loved -- a woman who has disappeared from history as effectively as the specimen he is hunting. A mixture of detection, romance and history.

I had a bit of a problem staying with this. I loved the bits about Joseph Banks but the sections set in modern time were almost as if they had been written by another person. Not nearly so flowing or lyrical.

I'm still undecided as to how much I enjoyed it. A bit of a curate's egg.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Releasing into raeliz64's Fiction Mix 4 Bookbox

Taken from the bookbox, looks great - thanks!

Really enjoyed this!

leaving it somewhere in the park... most likely in a tree

Found!

Loved this book and missed out on a lot of sleep over the last few days as a result! Will set it free again tomorrow.