"She sounds like an amazing girl," Gina said, sincerely. "Kind of like my mother-in-law, actually... I mean, much younger, obviously, but my mother-in-law is a politican. Brilliant, absolutely ruthless, and yet one of the kindest people I've ever met. And..." She grinned. "Also a redhead."

Or, well, her hair was mostly grey now, but she'd been a redhead.