Author(s): Barbara Trapido

Fiction.

Bad, mad, flame-haired cellist Stella, adulterous Jonathan and high-spirited sisters Ellen and Lydia Dent find their fates bound together through love, loss and literature in a dazzling tragicomedy. Written with sophisticated English wit and delightful, cleverly drawn characters, this is a wonderful story. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year.