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Zusatztext A strange and magical novel, a complex and ambitious work Informationen zum Autor Barbara Trapido is the author of seven novels, including five in the acclaimed and beloved Oxford series. She lives in Oxford. Klappentext 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. But then she meets Giovanni! presumptuous and hectoring! passionate and beautiful! who leads her back to her childhood friend and the mystery and chaos still surrounding her. Alice finds herself being seduced all over again... Vorwort A glorious coming-of-age comedy of manners about the joys of female friendship, the next in the Oxford series following the beloved Brother of the More Famous Jack Zusammenfassung 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. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend.
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As tricky as a master composer, Trapido has taken us on a spiritual journey right through the dark forest of lost friendships and broken hearts, out into the sunshine of renewal LOS ANGELES TIMES
