Recommended Reading: “Deeplight” by Frances Hardinge

As with Diane Setterfield’s Once Upon A River, discussed in detail here two weeks ago, I also gave Frances Hardinge’s Deeplight a quick headsup prior to Christmas: that is, I indicated that I had read and really enjoyed it but wouldn’t have time for a dedicated post prior to Christmas-New Year, and the summer holidays kicking in. (Yep, Southern Hemisphere here, so December-January is the long summer holiday.