About the Author

OLIVIA FANE was born in 1960. She studied Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, trained as a probation officer and worked as a psychiatric social worker. She lives with her husband and five sons in West Sussex. Her first novel, Landing on Clouds, combined intellectual ideas with clear, involving prose; it won a Betty Trask award, and drew comparisons with Iris Murdoch.

Reviews

'Smart, fluid prose and sophisticated thought ... a thoughtful, sorrowful and highly amusing novel' Chris Power, The Times 'It races along at a rate of knots, leaving the reader smiling, satisfied and impressed' Fay Weldon 'A captivating book - original, intelligent and very entertaining' Isabel Wolff