A dense, thoughtful, idiosyncratic recursive time travel story that spans several histories of the world. Improbably, the author pulls it off. The writing is slightly more opaque than I usually like, but the sheer level of imagination and inventiveness, not to mention the writerly balls it took to even write this thing, are most impressive. Good characters, too. Only one moment that stuck out as implausible, no mean feat considering all the fantastic goings-on. Definitely recommended. ( )

Many fine qualities; a classic time travel novel that kinda hopped between the many worlds theory and the one time-line theory.

Alison Parmeter works for a betting shop setting the ratios because she can read anything; body language; expressions; where to find chip shops. She doesn't have the easiest life as the avalanche of information frequently forces her to withdraw and hide from the world. When she starts lowering the odds on "End of the World" it's time to get serious.