Juggling by Barbara Trapido

Juggling by Barbara Trapido

‘A brilliant book’ - Mary Wesley, Daily Mail ‘She is simply dynamite … There are no apparent bounds to Trapido’s skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge’ - Philip Hensher, Guardian Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more different. And when they meet similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter, the four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances interrupted one disastrous Halloween when schoolboy revelry turns horribly wrong. Three years on, as Christina has made it to Oxford to study English. While she analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, the cast of her own life reunites and the curtain falls on some gloriously unexpected partnerships. ‘Juggling by Barbara Trapido is, I think, already well known but it should be even more so. It has the best piece of Shakespeare criticism in it I’ve ever read’ - Katherine Rundell, Guardian ‘A joy to read … Supremely skilful’ - Observer ‘She weaves a cat’s cradle of wit and erudition around her high-stepping characters, take breath-taking risks and triumphs against all the odds’ - Independent

Barbara Trapido couldn’t write a boring sentence if she tried -- FAY WELDON
Ravishing * SUNDAY TIMES *
A brilliant book -- MARY WESLEY * DAILY MAIL *
She wraps up all the golden threads with dazzling wit.. Think Measure for Measure here and a touch of The Tempest there ... Trapido's pen drips with sensuousness and sexuality * THE TIMES *
She is simply dynamite … There are no apparent bounds to Trapido’s skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge of the endlessly surprising and devious ways in which people deal with each other -- PHILIP HENSHER * GUARDIAN *
Juggling by Barbara Trapido is, I think, already well known but it should be even more so. It has the best piece of Shakespeare criticism in it I’ve ever read -- KATHERINE RUNDELL * GUARDIAN *
A joy to read … Supremely skilful * OBSERVER *
A work of enormous charm, highly entertaining and told with a deft touch, which handles serious matters lightly and treats light ones with proper respect * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
A brilliant performance; it is also a magically enjoyable book to read … she understand her characters and cares about them and makes you care too * SPECTATOR *
She weaves a cat’s cradle of wit and erudition around her high-stepping characters, take breath-taking risks and triumphs against all the odds * INDEPENDENT *
A brilliant performance … A magically enjoyable book * SPECTATOR *

Barbara Trapido is the author of seven novels, including five in the acclaimed and beloved Oxford series. She lives in Oxford.

SKU	GOR002300742
ISBN 13	9780747594703
ISBN 10	0747594708
Titre	Juggling
Auteur	Barbara Trapido
État	Très bon
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Année de publication	2009-07-20
Nombre de pages	320
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