Author:P.G. Wodehouse
Following the death of Carmen Flores, the lubricious Mexican star, Adela Cork buys her Hollywood house. Hoping to escape from the domineering Adela, her brother-in-law Smedley, who has lived with her since losing his money, searches the house for Carmen's legendary lost diary, in the belief that its scorching revelations about the sex life of her fellow stars will make him millions. He is helped and hindered by a safe-blowing butler, a pompous movie mogul, a posse of unemployed scriptwriters, and the redoubtable Adela herself. Fortunately, Adela's sister, 'Bill' Shannon, not for nothing nicknamed 'the Old Reliable', is on hand to ensure a satisfactory outcome. A light comedy which is also a sharp satire on Hollywood mores.
The only published novel of a brave and talented woman who is remembered for her defeats
—— Matthew Bruccoli , Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott FitzgeraldSome of her sentences are so bittersweetly delicious I could eat them
—— Jessica Whiteley , StylistA strangely evocative novel, episodic in structure, painterly in its description, almost hallucinatory in overall effect
—— New York TimesColourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent
The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself
—— The TimesShafak will challenge Paulo Coelho's dominance. With its timely, thought-provoking message . . . The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global publishing phenomenon
—— IndependentColourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent
—— Daily TelegraphTender, taut, full of insight, yet with a darkness at its centre
—— Margaret ForsterAlexi Zentner has created a seminal poetic story that resonates in our collective memory of timber, minerals and snow; of ghosts and gods and death; but above all, reminds us of the faith and love and optimism necessary for survival.
—— Linden MacIntyre, author of , The Bishop’s ManTouch is one of those rare novels that simultaneously takes hold of both your imagination and your heart and does not let go. In sharp, startling prose, Alexi Zenter seamlessly weaves the story of Sawgamet and its inhabitants, creating a world of myth and magic, hard truths, aching loss, and spectacular triumphs. It's a gem of a book.
—— Aryn Kyle , author of The God of AnimalsA fantastic story set on the margins of the northern forest, Touch explores the mystery that connects the heart of the wild with human passion. This is a tale of extremes, both marvellous and magical...in the midst of brothels, prospectors, lumberjacks, ghosts, obliterating snowstorms and devastating fires, Zentner strings memory in grave rhythmns, making the sound of love. A beautiful first novel.
—— Beth Powning, author of , The Hatbox LettersCalling up both the brutal conditions...and the tough men who wrestled with them, Zentner tells a lyrical tale conveying both the beauty and the danger of the wilderness.
—— Booklist USAlexi Zentner's debut novel is poised to be one of those books that gets people talking... The story is slippery and complex, but told with seemingly effortless ease. Touch is indeed a gem of a book.
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—— Sunday TelegraphTouch is Zenter's first novel. It is an enchanting phantasmagoria of the imagination as well as a practical tale of the human lust for gold and the human struggle with implacable nature. All in all, a deeply satisfying read
—— Clarissa Burden , TabletTruly magical
—— Reading MattersAn affecting debut from a major new talent.
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—— Johanna Skibsrud, author of , The Sentimentalists
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