‘So Rudi comes from Essenheim,’ said Kate. ‘What does he do there?’ ‘He’s the Crown Prince,’ said Cecily.
It doesn’t seem like a promising party, yet when the best-looking boy in the room seeks her out, Kate is flattered. But it comes as a blow when Rudi appears equally interested in her father, a political journalist. On hearing rumours of an impending revolution in Essenheim, Kate begins to understand Rudi’s dual motive, but little dreams that she too has a vital part to play in the future of that country.
A funny and fast-moving story about affairs of state and affairs of the heart!