The Travelling Hornplayer

Description

Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down; his daughter Stella, who has discovered that her father has been having an affair with the gladiatorial Sonia; Stella's genius painter-boy lover Izzy, whom she leaves behind as she flees to the arms of kindly Peregrine. Along with good stepmothers, bad mothers, strange professors and wicked monks, their lives collide in a breathtaking finale.

Promotion info

Published by the first time by Bloomsbury Pbks alongside her other classic novelsShortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award These series of books will have linked jackets to create an appealing and magical collection for Trapido fans, whilst being able to stand out distinctly on their own.

Reviews

'Her fans might be forgiven for thinking this writer couldn't get any better. She just has' Guardian 'There aren't many novelists whose stories one doesn't want to end but Barbara Trapido is one of them' Mail on Sunday 'The woman is brilliant. She deserves to be up there, topping the bestseller lists and winning all the prizes. And she actually makes you laugh ... I enjoyed every page of this book' Daily Mail 'Reading Barbara Trapido is sheer pleasure. Afterwards, I went out and bought everything else she has written - and am only disappointed I didn't do it earlier' Independent on Sunday Books of the Year

Author description

Barbara Trapido was born and educated in South Africa and came to London in 1963. She lives in Oxford.