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Bestselling and witty satire of London life and the art world that is also a surprising and wonderful love story, winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction and shortlisted for the Baileys Prize

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WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 2016

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN´S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

When lovelorn Annie McDee stumbles across a dirty painting in a junk shop while looking for a present for an unsuitable man, she has no idea what she has discovered. Soon she finds herself drawn unwillingly into the tumultuous London art world, populated by exiled Russian oligarchs, avaricious Sheikas, desperate auctioneers and unscrupulous dealers, all scheming to get their hands on her painting - a lost eighteenth-century masterpiece called ´The Improbability of Love´. Delving into the painting´s past, Annie will uncover not just an illustrious list of former owners, but some of the darkest secrets of European history - and in doing so she might just learn to open up to the possibility of falling in love again.

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A deliciously wicked satire ... It´s exquisitely written, shimmering with eye-catching detail, whether describing works of art or the dishes on display at an extravagant banquet. Beneath all that, there´s a serious debate about the value we put on things - whether it´s art or relationships - and the prices we´re prepared to pay. A masterpiece Daily Mail

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Hannah Rothschild is a writer and film director. Her documentary feature films have appeared on the BBC and HBO and at international film festivals. She has written film scripts for Ridley Scott and Working Title and articles for Vanity Fair, New York Times, Harper´s Bazaar, Vogue and others. Her first book, The Baroness, was published in 2012 and has been translated into six languages. She is the Chair of the National Gallery Board, a trustee of the Tate Gallery and Waddesdon Manor, and a Vice President of the Hay Literary Festival. She lives in London.
hannahrothschild.com
@RothschildHan
Hannah Rothschild is a writer and film director. Her documentary features films have appeared on the BBC and HBO and at international film festivals. She has written film scripts for Ridley Scott and Working Title and articles for Vanity Fair, New York Times, Harper´s Bazaar, Vogue and others. Her first book, The Baroness, was published in 2012 and has been translated into six languages. She is also a trustee of the National Gallery, the Tate Museum and Waddesdon Manor and a Vice President of the Hay Literary Festival.

www.hannahrothschild.com / @jazzybaroness

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