About the Author

Jayne Joso is passionate about writing both fiction and drama. Her first play was commissioned in celebration of China's Children's Day, and her first novel, Soothing Music for Stray Cats, published by Alcemi in 2009, was predicted by the Times Literary Supplement to be 'one of the great, eccentric London novels'. She is also author of the children's book 'How do you Feel?', and has recently finished working on a new play for adults called I Fed the Birds. Joso has a huge fascination with Architecture which developed largely from her time living in Japan and China; she has written for publications such as Architecture Today magazine and German publisher, Prestel Art; she draws on her encounters with the world of the star architect for this, her second novel.

Reviews

"A work of stunning originality and deftness of prose in which Jayne Joso explores what becomes of the broken hearted with delicate skill and rare empathy." Cathi Unsworth