Vanity Fair Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2004) the most remarkable book ever

the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

A deadly secret

but instead he chose to live every day believing the smallest of acts could change the world for good

examines the contradictory forces that drive us to cheat and keep us honest

Vanity Fair Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2004) the most remarkable book everBecky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost.