The newest and thickest in the series of Vincenzi's sophisticated, worldly-wise and entertaining tales of manners and morals in pampered society, this is more serious than most. Her most difficult book to date, as she says, she tackles the events around Lloyd's of London in the 1980s, the crashes, the fiddles, the effect on the Names involved and their families. Psychologically plausible, impeccably researched, a relaxing but stimulating read.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 40 June 2007 ) |
