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One gets the sense that Rothschild is working on a series of novels, rather like Elizabeth Jane Howard’s Cazalet Chronicles, centring on different family members each time Feay, Suzi (20 April 2016). "The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild review – Baileys-shortlisted art world caper". The Guardian. I have discovered Hannah Rothschild late - her The Improbability of Love was published in 2015. It is the perfect lying-on-the-sofa-with-cake read, being a witty, knowledgeable, sprawling, ingenious insider satire set in the art world. It has art dealers, Russian billionaires, hedgies, sheiks and a-love story. Some of the story is narrated by a painting, but don't let that put you off, it's pure joy from start to finish. Her next novel, House of Trelawney, about the rise and fall of some Cornish poshos, is out in February and I loved that even more.' A young woman named Annie buys the Improbability of Love art badly discolored by dirt, grease and the dirt of the decades from a junk store. Reading the story, we get to learn a lot about the restoration of the art and the scientific techniques used to determine its authenticity. All these details are fascinating. We also get to learn that Annie is a chef who’s recovering from a failed love relationship. There is Jesse, the man who falls in love with Annie and helps her in her quest to discover the origin of the work. At first, Annie is not romantically interested in Jesse, but through the story, she gradually discovers his strengths. Tomlinson Sleet is an appalling ‘vulgarian,’ motivated by narcissism, greed, and a need for attention—A combination of Scrooge, the Grinch, and a certain politician who will not be named. Sleet has married three wives, possessions who soon lost their luster after he obtained them.

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The perfect summer read: mischievous and delicious. I devoured it in one go.' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace Jilly Cooper fans (and who isn't?) will love the unashamedly upmarket settings and posh characters. A romcom to beat the winter blues: funny, sharply- observed and boho-chic glamorous.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail A modern English comedy of morals and manners, about a highborn family of outrageous characters, in a story that proves revenge can be sweet At heart, High Time is a giddily excitable caper about aristocratic real estate masqueradin as something Nancy Mitford and Jilly Cooper might have cooked up.”

Ayesha is his latest wife, beautiful and young and the mother of his child. But there is someone new on his radar–a gorgeous Albanian crypto-currency guru who lures with dreams of untold wealth. Sleet sees her as the perfect combination of trophy wife and financial gain. She has kept him at arm’s length, demanding he invest millions before she will allows him a few minutes in her presence. A PEOPLE BEST NEW BOOK • An outlandish comedy of morals and manners about a highborn British family of outrageous characters, by the acclaimed author of The Improbability of Love and House of Trelawney • “A joy to read.”— Vogue Sharp escapist fiction, High Time is a novel about high stakes and high jinx set in the world of high art and high finance. Her feature length BBC/HBO documentaries have appeared at such festivals as Telluride and Tribeca. She's written for Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Independent, Elle, Bazaar, T and C, The Times, The Telegraph, the NYT and others. She's a vice president of the Hay Literary Festival, a former trustee of the Tate Gallery, and was the first woman chair of the National Gallery in London. In 2018 she was made a Commander of The British Empire for services to literature and philanthropy. Unfortunately, Annie accepts a job as a private chef for a very powerful art dealer and all it’s not what it seems for the aging patriarch. He’s determined to do whatever it takes to cover his past in which his new chef plays a crucial role.The madcap nature of the story; the clichés, and clever way they are rendered, make this a thoroughly enjoyable read - or, to use the correct terminology, a jolly good show. Yet the larger issues this satire plays on are equally fascinating.' Niamh Donnelly The Irish Times Inspired by David Copperfield, Kingsolver crafts a 21st-century coming-of-age story set in America’s hard-pressed rural South. The once-wealthy, forever-entitled British aristocrats who lost their ancestral mansion in the crash of 2008 in House of Trelawney (2020) face new challenges in 2016-2017. The story also introduces other characters- some who are more convincing than other with each representing different aspect of the art business. The indigent British man is trying to stay afloat, a fashion advisor, and experts who dedicate their lives to studying artists. Tension rise when the main character, Annie gets entangled in a world of a diabolical plot.

You write extensively about Artemisia Gentileschi in High Time . Is she a favorite artist? Who are some others? Barber, Lynn (3 February 2020). "Hannah Rothschild on how she juggles half a dozen jobs: 'I try to treat my writing a bit like a love affair' ". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 27 May 2020. Novel of the week . It all adds up to an ingenious meditation on the true value of art - timely indeed at a moment when paintings and sculpture seem to have become just another currency.' An entertaining dissection of the very British obsessions with money, class and scandal... High Time is a lot of fun' - Irish Times Hannah tells this story with care, balancing narrative tension with a desire to lay out all the facts so readers can make up their own minds… wholly gripping.' Rachel Cooke in The GuardianHer father’s legitimate heirs resent Ayesha, but as she discovers Sleet’s shady dealings she enlists them to help her bring Sleet down. It is high time that Sleet pays for his mistreatment of others. Her investigations takes us deep into the way money is manipulated and misused. Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982.

THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, registered charity no. 1138145". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Lillian Pizzichini applauds the swinging life of a bebop Bolter' '… absorbing. Nica's self-styled mission was to care for these fragile creatures with the resolve of her immigrant forebears and the love and empathy she passed on to her great-niece' Sunday Telegraph 'It's a gripping yarn that more than proves that life is stranger than fiction.' The Literary Review High Time is a manically and magical wonderful romp, fast and furious in pace, style and extravagance' - Geordie GreigA PEOPLE BEST NEW BOOK • An outlandish comedy of morals and manners about a highborn British family of outrageous characters, by the acclaimed author of The Improbability of Love and House of Trelawney •“A joy to read.”— Vogue A satirical comedy of manners on the ways business and finance interact - and is a whole lot of fun too. Wonderful and fanciful...High Time is fast-paced and high energy, but also contains moment of real sentiment. Hannah proves her deftness for wit and style in this Mitfordesque satire. High art hustles and Cornish castles, High Time is perfect escapist reading with real heart."- City AM The painting becomes hers, and as it turns out, Annie has stumbled across a lost masterpiece by one of the most important French painters of the eighteenth century. But who painted this masterpiece is not clear at first. Soon Annie finds herself pursued by interested parties who would do anything to possess her picture. For a gloomy exiled Russian oligarch, an avaricious Sheika, a desperate auctioneer, an unscrupulous dealer among others, the painting embodies their greatest hopes and fears. In her search for the painting¹s identity, Annie will unwittingly uncover some of the darkest secrets of European history‹but also the possibility of falling in love again. Hannah Rothschild’s new novel High Time is the perfect summer read: mischievous and delicious. I devoured it in one go.”