So Good To See You is a hilarious, poignant and beautifully observed examination of relationships, class, creative differences and pretending to have it all.
Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues. Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall.
'I've written three books and our deal is over.' That's what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward meeting. The truth is that Anthony has got other things on his mind.
An extended meditation on human frailty and the lack of spirituality in the Western world . . . Houellebecq displays compassion and empathy, and a belief in the redemptive power of love
Page-turning historical fiction following Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy (sister of JFK), Chips Channon, Lady Brigid Guinness, Billy Cavendish, in 1930s London society. Kathleen was married to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, eldest son on the 10th Duke of Devonshire.