In the tale of Cinderella the heroine only has two ugly sisters and an ugly stepmother to contend with: whereas in High Jinks in High C young Dot Brownstone the heroine (later to metamorphose into the highly ambitious Narcissa Defarge) finds herself having to deal with not only a pair of wearisome adoptive parents and a zealous over-possessive childhood friend but more - much more. Enter the dashing young Baron Pieter Listig Maritz (himself a metamorphosis extraordinaire) and Narcissa soon finds herself caught up in a world of wicked uncles aunts questionable acquaintances double-crossing lovers and unparalleled intrigue.Throw in a talented songstress daughter a fairy tale castle a tropical island a vengeful murder or two and let the high jinks in a very discordant High C begin.