Lucy is a young man with a life going nowhere. When the village priest finds him a position in a run-down castle far away, he takes it. On his trip, he becomes acquainted with a father/son duo of pick-pockets with a hearts of gold. His position at the castle is under Mr. Olderglough, who works directly for the mad Baron. There are so many interesting relationships between the characters in this book but my favorite is between Mr. Olderglough and Lucy. At one point Lucy has taken to his bed in depression over his broken love life and Mr. Olderglough is trying to 1) cheer him up and 2) get him back to work when Lucy points out to him that he has never actually been paid. The shock by Mr. Olderglough (who is the person responsible for paying Lucy) is priceless. I listened to the audio version of this book and reader Simon Prebble does a wonderful job. Sometimes dark and gothic but with great humor, a recommended read.
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