Author:D J Taylor
Glamorous Alice Keach is one of 1930s London's foremost hostesses. Despite humble American origins, she has secured her place in high society through marriage to one of England's wealthiest bachelors.
But Alice has a secret. Its roots run years back, and miles away, to the dust-blasted prairies of Kansas. It corncerns a lost little boy left under the haphazard guidance of an eccentric uncle. Now, a visit from America looks set to blow apart Alice's glittering pre-eminence forever.
A gripping page-turner filled with surprises, shocks and deep psychological insight... Intelligent, absorbing and most enjoyable
—— Independent on SundayUtterly gripping reading... You are in for a treat
—— Literary ReviewDJ Taylor creates characters who have dynamic spirit and capture the imagination, while the story has the tension of a thriller, the sensitivity of a romance and the wit of an idiosyncratic adventure
—— Easy LivingAmbitious and immensely accomplished ... above all a meditation on selfhood and memory
—— GuardianA highly accomplished novel. It is engrossingly plotted, and its depiction of the vibrant decade leading to the 1929 Crash offers an interesting parallel to our own times
—— Simon Humphreys , Mail on SundayIntelligent, absorbing and most enjoyable
—— Independent on SundayExcellent ... the impenetrable, imperturbable Alice compels
—— Daily MailCarefully constructed sets and a convincing commentary on social change
—— Charlotte Moore , Spectatormesmerising novel paints pictures of many different worlds in the early 20th century...busting with detail... captivating
—— Books QuarterlyWhen on song, which he often is here, Taylor is a felicitous, intelligent writer. He sets a scene with admirable clarity, peoples it with memorable characters, and offers a plot that will keep most readers hooked and satisfied for nigh on 350 pages. These days this is rarer than you might think
—— Alan Taylor , The HeraldD J Taylor is remarkably under-appreciated as a novelist.
—— Lorna Bradbury , TelegraphThis special piece of period realism is very far indeed from being either silly or dull.
—— Valentine Cunningham , IndependentTaylor is excellent on the 'incidentals' - arresting tableaux abound - and the impenetrable, imperturbable Alice compels.
—— Stephanie Cross , Daily MailA plot of Victorian complexity handled with great skill
—— Allan Massie , The Scotsman Books of the YearBlisteringly angry..,begins as a black comedy but gradually turns much darker with the mad-as-hell narrator suspected of murdering his lovers in London
—— Sunday TelegraphSutton shows us everything through Freeman's eyes and he pulls it off very well indeed. A horrible character but a compelling narrator
—— William Leith , Evening StandardSutton shows us everything through Freeman's eyes and he pulls it off very well indeed
—— William Leith , The ScotsmanThis darkly comic novel with it's brilliantly acute observations of life in London in the 21st Century completely captures the zeitgeist and raises more than a few laughs.
—— Carla McKay , Daily MailGripping and darkly comic tale of 21st-century material greed
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