Borrowed Light

“One of the most talented and humane novelists that we have.”—John Connolly

Astra Sharp has a part-time job in the café run by her best friend, Connie, and a boyfriend who plays in a band. Life’s not perfect, but it’s not too bad. Then Connie’s little sister Angel shows up and everything starts to go to hell. It isn’t Angel’s fault if everyone falls in love with her: gorgeous Luke, boring Tim the accountant, Astra’s kid sister Gita. Set in scenic Cornwall, Borrowed Light is Daphne Du Maurier recast in a Quiksilver world.

Joolz Denby was born in 1955: at the age of 19, she married an outlaw biker—a member of the Satan’s Slaves. Billie Morgan was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005.