Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

Lips the colour of blood, the sun an unprecedented orange, train wheels that sound like 'guilt, and guilt, and guilt': these are just some of the things Mary Ventura begins to notice on her journey to the ninth kingdom. 'But what is the ninth kingdom?' she asks a kind-seeming lady in her carriage.

Buzele culorii sangelui, soarele o portocaliu fara precedent, roti de tren care suna ca „vinovatie si vinovatie si vinovatie”: acestea sunt doar cateva dintre lucrurile pe care Mary Ventura incepe sa le observe in calatoria ei catre regatul al noualea. - Dar care este al noualea regat? intreaba o doamna cu aspect placut in trasura ei.