"My favourite opening line of a novel - 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink'. A beautiful and funny portrayal of a penniless, eccentric family in the 1930s living in a ruined castle."
"Very much in the same vein as 'I Capture the Castle' (though set in the 50s) this book has everything from crumbling country houses to cocktails and a bucketload of charm."
"A compelling and often uncomfortable tale of a recluse living in the decaying remains of her childhood home and the ripples caused by the arrival of her sister..."
