My first Jacquelyn Benson novel and all I can think is 'What have I been missing out on?'. Its been a while since a novel has grasped my full attention and kept it like this one has. At a time before women's rights, you follow intelligent and quick witted English woman into Central America after an ancient city that shouldn't exist where she is joined by Adam Bates, a straightforward survey general from America, who frustrates and amazes her.