Barbara Trapido Books

Ask today's favorite novelists what books influenced their writing and you'll hear "Brother of the More Famous Jack "again and again."" Dog-eared copies of this long out-of-print novel are highly prized and shared enthusiastically in literary circles-its return to print is cause for celebration.Stylish, suburban Katherine is eighteen when she is propelled into the heart of Professor Jacob Goldman's rambling home and his large eccentric family. As his enchanting yet sharp-tongued wife, Jane, gives birth to her sixth child, Katherine meets beautiful, sulky Roger and his volatile younger brother, Jonathan. Inevitable heartbreak sends her fleeing to Rome, but ten years later, older and wiser, she returns to find the Goldmans again."Why did it take me so long to discover the singular joys of Barbara Trapido's novels? Why, for so many years, had I missed these witty, soulful, heartbreaking, expansive, brilliant tales? What have I been wasting my time doing? Reading books that AREN'T perfect? Never again Since finally discovering Trapido in 2012, I have become a literary evangelist on her behalf. On account of my badgering, all my friends now love her, too. I won't rest until everyone in America has read (and fallen in love with) this fabulous author." -Elizabeth Gilbert

The moment Jem joins her class in the middle of Silent Reading, Alice knows her life is changed. Jem seduces Alice with esoteric literature and the fabric of the past - and then she vanishes. Five years on, Jem blazes across her sphere again. And then the infuriating Giovanni appears.

Several British eccentrics are brought together by the death of a woman and the result is a series of romances. A satirical look at the British social scene with its indestructible class system. By the author of Noah's Ark.

Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950's South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and racial prejudice. And then there's the puzzle of lunch break. 'Would you rather have a native girl or a koelie to make your sandwiches?' a first-year classmate asks. But Dinah doesn't know the answer, because it's her dad who makes her sandwiches. As the apparatus of repression rolls on, Dinah finds her own way, escaping into rewarding friendships. Then there's the minefield of boys and university and finally, there's marriage and voluntary exile in London. As we follow Dinah's journey through childhood and adolescence, we enter into one of the darker passages of twentieth-century history. Balancing darkness and light with marvellous dexterity, this is Barbara Trapido at the top of her form - vibrant, profound and, as always, irresistible.

Alison, who has two failed marriages which have left her with a broken heart, meets Noah Glazer - a whisky-drinking American doctor who gives her life a serenity she never thought possible. Until Noah is away at a conference, and Alison is drawn towards exploring certain avenues of her past.

Alliant le génie de la construction à un merveilleux talent de conteuse, Barbara Trapido explore les relations amoureuses et sexuelles de la bourgeoisie intellectuelle anglaise dans un roman subtil, bouillonnant d'esprit et d'humour.

Eine Familiengeschichte von Shakespearescher Leichtigkeit: Christina ist kein liebes Mädchen, obwohl sie es vielleicht gerne wäre. Ständig muss sie ihre Stacheln ausfahren. Vor allem der Vater, von dem sie bald ahnt, dass er gar nicht ihr richtiger Vater ist, geht ihr mit seinen extravaganten Ideen gegen den Strich. Ihre Mutter hingegen hat zu wenig Biss, und die Großmutter, anfangs ihre liebste Verbündete, erweist sich als gnadenlos engstirnig. Nur Pam, ihre adoptierte Schwester, liebt sie von Herzen, auch wenn sie ihr die besondere Herkunft neidet. Kein Wunder, dass ihr Weg zu den Menschen, mit denen sie durchs Leben gehen möchte, nicht geradlinig verläuft. Im Internat lernen Pam und Christina Jago und Peter kennen, ihre männlichen Gegenstücke. Allen vier hat das Leben Schweres mitgegeben. Durch einen tragischen Vorfall werden sie in alle Winde zerstreut. Jahre später finden sie sich in Oxford wieder, zu einem Happy End mit glücklichen Paaren. Wer mit wem das bleibt bis zum Schluss spannend. 1994 zuerst erschienen, war »Jonglieren« in England ein Bestseller, die erste Veröffentlichung in Deutschland folgte 1995. Als Klassikerin weiblicher Erzählkunst findet Barbara Trapido nun ihren Platz bei der edition fünf.