Fred and Edie

It will captivate readers … The real triumph of the novel is to make the fictionalised truth sound utterly convincing – a case of fiction not so much stranger as stronger than fact. Edie is so wonderful, so bitterly honest about herself, especially her understanding of her own sensual nature. And the sex is beautifully written about. Jill Dawson magnificently gets into the woman's skin and makes the whole act sublime