William is young, unemployed and bored. Life in seventeenth century London is not well-suited to him, nor he to it. But after Mr Flowers falls into a swoon at the serving of a custard, William's destiny is revealed: a quest for perfection. In custard. Should William succeed, he can lay claim to Mr Flowers' fortune. William desires not only to save his father from the debtor's bench, but also to fill his empty days and the hole in his heart left by...