Heerlijk riskant, vlijmscherp en politiek incorrect De slimme, stijlvolle achttienjarige Katherine weet nog niet hoezeer haar leven zal veranderen als ze als eerstejaarsstudent kennismaakt met Jacob Goldman, een charismatische hoogleraar filosofie. Ze wordt bij hem thuis uitgenodigd en maakt kennis met het grote bohemien Goldman-gezin. Werkelijk alles aan hen fascineert haar, maar bovenal de oudste zoon, Roger. De intellectuele, zelfingenomen, knappe Roger, met wie Katherine een relatie kr...

**BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime**________________________A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC________________________'There are few modern tales of first love and its disillusions that are as thoroughly realised, as brilliantly lewd, and as hilariously satisfying to men and women of all ages as this one' - Rachel CuskEigh...

“Tradurre Barbara Trapido è stato come viaggiare nel tempo e ritrovarmi a vivere nelle commedie sentimentali degli anni Ottanta, in cui il romanticismo ha un modo astuto e brillante di coincidere con il cinismo. In questo romanzo c’è la riflessione caustica su cosa significa essere donna negli ambienti radicali dominati dai maschi borghesi, c’è la presa di coscienza di sé senza rinunciare al sentimento e al piacere. L’ho trovato fresco e libero, anche nei suoi passaggi più comici e dol...

AN ASTOUNDING NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF FRANKIE AND STANKIE AND BROTHER OF THE MORE FAMOUS JACK____________________'A dazzling achievement. It's beautifully-written, deftly-plotted and moves skilfully from domestic drama to global themes and back again' - Daily Express'Delightful and brilliantly choreographed comedy' - Sunday Times____________________...

'A brilliant book' - Mary Wesley, Daily Mail'She is simply dynamite … There are no apparent bounds to Trapido's skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge' - Philip Hensher, GuardianSparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more different. And when they meet similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter, the four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-...

________________________'There is no mistaking Trapido's narrative talent: racy, vibrant and witty' - Guardian'Reading it is rather like being bombarded with sequins' - Observer________________________Ali Bobrow is a single parent with a fraught nine-year-old daughter, a malevolent ex with a grabby new wife, and an underused artistic talent. A pushover when...

Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and racial prejudice. And then there's the puzzle of lunch break. 'Would you rather have a native girl or a koelie to make your sandwiches?' a first-year classmate asks. But Din...

Selected as a Radio 4 Good Read by Maggie O'Farrell______________________'Sprinkled with magic'- Sunday Times'Audacious, energetic and dazzing … There aren't many novelists whose stories one doesn't want to end, but Barbara Trapido is one of them' - Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday______________________Sisters Ellen and Lydia live out an idyllic girlhoo...

Eine Familiengeschichte von Shakespearescher Leichtigkeit: Christina ist kein liebes Mädchen, auch wenn sie es gerne wäre. Ständig muss sie ihre Stachel ausfahren. Vor allem der Vater mit seinen extravaganten Ideen geht ihr gegen den Strich. Ihre Mutter hingegen hat zu wenig Biss, und die Großmutter, anfangs ihre liebste Verbündete, erweist sich als gnadenlos engstirnig. Nur Pam, ihre Adoptivschwester, liebt sie von Herzen. Kein Wunder, dass ihr Weg zu den Menschen, mit denen sie durchs Le...

Alisons to mislykkede ægteskaber har ladt hende alene tilbage med en køn elleveårig datter, et hus fuld af tilfældigt sammenskrabet indbo, og en flok naboer, som betragter hendes hus som et hotel.Så møder hun Noah Glazer, som redder hende fra at blive kørt ned. Han er en hæderlig amerikansk læge, tyve år ældre, og han bringer orden i hendes tilværelse – indtil han er borte til en konference, og Alison bliver konfronteret med sit tidligere liv.Noahs ark er Barbara Trapidos t...

Brilliant Australian Caroline can command everyone except her own ghoulish mother, which means that things aren't easy for Josh and Zoe, her husband with Stravinsky-glasses and twelve-year-old daughter. Zoe reads girls' ballet books and longs for lessons; a thing denied her until a chance encounter on a school French exchange. Meanwhile, on the east coast of Africa, Hattie, Josh's first love, now writes girls' ballet books when she can carve out time when she isn't caring for her husband a...

En el Londres de los setenta todo parece posible para una chica elegante y moderna como Katherine, quien al poco tiempo de comenzar sus estudios universitarios entra en contacto con Jacob Goldman, un carismático profesor de filosofía que no tardará en presentarle a su estrafalaria familia.Cuando Katherine conozca a la mujer de Jacob, la encantadora y ácida Jane, y a sus dos hijos mayores, el descarado Jonathan y el perfecto Roger, no sospechará hasta qué punto esas personas serán i...