Joan Brady won the 1993 Whitbread Book of the Year - as well as France's coveted Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger - for her second novel, Theory of War, which became an international bestseller and has been translated into eight languages. She is also the author of short stories, a novel called The Imposter and a highly acclaimed biography, Prologue. She lives in Devon.
A real page-turner...altogether wonderful Time Out Unfolds with all the glamorous intensity of a hot New York night...tinglingly alive Sunday Times Joan Brady writes beautifully when she's angry... a furious fiction Sunday Telegraph Biter comedy salts away any trace of sentimentality... wholly absorbing... always unpredictable... always fascinating Spectator Splendid...impressive..eloquent and passionate... quick and compelling...devastating... magnificent Literary Review