Book description
I loved her suddenly. Like I could have held her in my arms. I felt
just so unbalanced and I wanted to slam the door or have us all sit
down on the floor, like when children camp out underneath the dining table.
Fleeing to London from America after the collapse of her family,
Tanya buys a house, builds a business and finally begins to conquer
her addiction to sex. Then the gorgeous, chaotic and vulnerable
Eleanor enters her life. Perhaps all El needs from Tanya is a safe
haven, but in Sandra Newman's rollercoaster world, nowhere is safe,
least of all home...
Sandra Newman was born in America but has lived in Germany, Russia,
Malaysia, and England. Her professions have ranged from academia to
professional gambling. She studied Creative Writing at UEA, and her
first novel,
The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done,
was shortlisted for the
Guardian
First Book Award. Her second novel,
Cake
, was published by Chatto in 2007. In 2009 she co-wrote
How NOT to
Write a Novel
. She currently lives in New York.
