The Snow Ball 9780571362875 Paperback

When Anna is kissed by a mysteriousstrangerata NYE masquerade ball, a dance of seduction begins.’So original and refreshing.’Hilary Mantel’Brilliantly seductive … A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat.’Sarah Waters’Superb … Sheer artistic insolence.’Iris Murdoch’A great novel … A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast.’GuardianLondon, New Year’s Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone – until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions – until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter … A scandalous sensation in 1964,Brigid Brophy’sThe Snow Ballis ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.’I read it in one sitting … Wonderful!’Claire-Louise Bennett’A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion.’ Eley Williams’One of the wittiest British writers of the past half century … A comet in her day.’Terry CastleWhat Readers Are Saying:An ornate masterpiece. Sensual, wicked, clever; its dark heart glittering. So pleasurable and original and weird.Takes the heady, lusty, excitement that comes with new love and mingles it with the exuberance, decadence, and hedonism of NYE … A short swirling treat.A perfect little masterpiece, an opera in paperback … I was seduced and I hoped and I flinched and I laughed and I admired.The lovechild of Angela Carter and Virginia Woolf: trippy and fluid, existential and erotic, funny and witty: a hedonistic comedy of manners.I think I love this crazy little book .. Super sexy … Made me hoot out loud with glee for the language and audacity.Oh man, this was a lot of fun. Such a strong sense of intelligence and wit behind every sentence.