First published 1998
Headstrong Madeleine is drawn to her sister's fiancé. Runaway Frieda becomes a rock star's muse. Bryn is obsessed with her ex-husband. At the heart of it all is Lucy, haunted by a childhood tragedy, who spends four decades seeking the Third Angel—the divine being who can renew her shattered faith.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, magical-realism, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England, London
Period: 20th-century
278 pages · Hardcover · Crown