Love, money and children... Life is a risk, however much we try to protect ourselves...

Unlike the Frants living their quiet ordered lives in the village of Appleford, Tess and Becky are of the generation that believes it can have everything. Highflyers in the high-octane world of London's high-finance, they move through the opportunists, the short-termists, the sharks, the bullies and the very, very rich to face many choices, not least the one presented by biology: children.

As the different generations balance the challenges life throws at them, a tender and unexpected love story emerges alongside a journey to maturity in this bold and beautiful novel.

'A modern day Vanity Fair ... brilliantly done' - Mail on Sunday

About the Author

Elizabeth Buchan was a fiction editor at Random House before leaving to write full time. Her novels include the prize-winning Consider the Lily, international bestseller Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, The New Mrs Clifton and The Museum of Broken Promises. Buchan's short stories are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in magazines. She has reviewed for the Sunday Times, The Times and the Daily Mail, and has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliot literary prizes. She was a judge for the Whitbread First Novel Award and for the 2014 Costa Novel Award. She is a patron of the Guildford Book Festival and co-founder of the Clapham Book Festival.


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Reviews
The pursuit of money, allied to the pursuit of love, is one of fiction's most dynamic themes... an absorbing tale and a salutary one -- Helen Dunmore
Superb writing, pacy, sharp, dramatic, utterly gripping -- Val Hennessy * Woman's Journal *
A satisfyingly easy but never facile read * Daily Telegraph *
Horribly well done * Sunday Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9781838955434
Author Elizabeth Buchan
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Corvus
Publisher Atlantic Books
Weight(grams) 266g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm