The 27th Kingdom: A Novel

The Roman Catholic Russian ancestors of Aunt Irene were forced to flee "across 27 lands and 30 countries until they came to the 27th Kingdom". For the good, kind, and infinitely friendly Irene; her handsome but wicked nephew, Kyril; and Focus, a cat of alarming intelligence; this is "Dancing Master House", a minute dwelling in 1950s Chelsea. From Wales, Irene's sister, the Mother Superior, sends Valentine, a beautiful West Indian postulant -- ostensibly to "test her vocation", but really because of the embarrassing discovery that Valentine has miraculous powers.Alice Thomas Ellis is the author of 'The 27th Kingdom: A Novel' with ISBN 9780786226283 and ISBN 0786226285.