Bloomsbury presents Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble. **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...

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....

Sparky 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....

Bloomsbury presents Frankie & Stankie by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble. Barbara Trapido's captivating novel of coming-of-age novel about sisters, friendship and political awakening in 1950s South Africa ______________________ ‘This is a gorgeous book about growing up … it also manages...

Bloomsbury presents Noah's Ark by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble. ________________________ ‘There is no mistaking Trapido's narrative talent: racy, vibrant and witty’ – Guardian ‘Reading it is rather like being bombarded with sequins’ – Observer ________________________ Ali...

Bloomsbury presents Sex and Stravinsky by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble. The time is 1995, but everybody is linked by their past. Brilliant Australian Caroline can command everyone except her own ghoulish mother, which means that things aren't easy for Josh and Zoe, her husband and...

Katherine, appassionata di moda e Jane Austen, ha diciotto anni e viene da una famiglia medioborghese. Ha una fascinazione per le eroine sfortunate...

Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft....