Tough, sexy and funny....Vivid, often comic, sense of an interior life. Underlying it all is a rare, and admirable, examining of the moral values by which an individual can or should live
Amanda Craig The Times
 

English society beauty Genevieve Shelby King parties to the utmost with the Anglo-American artists and writers of Montparnasse. She has a rich husband, a glamorous apartment and an enormous shoe collection. But there is something hollow at the centre of Genevieve's charmed life.

When she spots a pair of unique and exquisite shoes on the feet of an arch rival one night, her whole collection -- indeed everything she has -- seems suddenly worthless. The exclusive designer Paolo Zachari, renowned for his fabulous shoes and eccentric behaviour, hand-picks his clients according to whim. And he has determined to say no to Genevieve.

As her desire for the pair of unobtainable shoes develops into an obsession with their creator, Genevieve's elaborately designed life comes under threat, and she is forced to confront the emptiness at its heart.

Brilliantly plotted and funny
Cosmopolitan

Probably the most interesting, talented and readable novel by someone under 30 likely to be published this year
The Times

Sharp, punchy...a sparkling pick 'n' mix of urban love, life and death
Glamour

High on heart-stopping twists and turns. Read this if you're tempted to have an affair...or five
New Woman

So sharply individual, a brilliant, clever idea
Rachel Billington

Stylish drama and romance
The Mirror

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