First published 1999
Linda and Fanny Radlett inhabit a world of inherited wealth and rigid social expectations. Born into an eccentric aristocratic family, they watch their romantic prospects through a lens of wit and restless ambition. Linda launches into a series of increasingly dramatic marriages, each more disastrous than the last, while Fanny observes with sardonic intelligence. When Linda's passionate pursuit of love collides with the cold realities of pre-war European society, she must choose between romantic fantasy and brutal pragmatism. Her choices will test the boundaries of family loyalty, personal freedom, and the suffocating conventions of her class.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
Period: 1930s
192 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books Limited