THE CLOUD CHAMBER, was described in The Observer as 'part spy story, part scientific thriller, part romance'. Based on the scientific discoveries behind the development of the atomic bomb, it drew on the author's own family history as the daughter and granddaughter of nuclear physicists.

Praise for THE CLOUD CHAMBER:

'A novel of ideas which reads like a thriller' - The Observer

'This absorbing, ambitious debut ... has a gift for probing crises of conscience, for the cold, private moments that accompany what President Truman called "a rain of ruin" - The Guardian

'A character-driven novel of science ... It can only be the start of a brilliant writing career' - The Melbourne Age

'A clever and graceful novel ... an ambitious account of scientific enquiry, a spy story and an exploration of the morality of mass destruction' - Time Out