I love Angela Carter, have done for years. Just after reading this book I noticed Angela Carter was coming to speak about her writing at a nearby university. I went along and had a wonderful evening and was lucky enough to meet her afterwards and talk to her about her work. She was a great person and I was so sad when not long after meeting her I heard she’d died.

Well at first I didn’t like it which meant I was very reluctant to pick it up and start reading, but in English when we were studying it the teacher gave us a family tree and now I quite like it as it’s less confusing when you know who everyone is. Although it still gets a bit confusing sometimes with the 4 sets of twins, incest affairs and just general love affairs. But it’s kewl :) I would recommend it at the moment, but I would also suggest you find out who the characters are before you start reading :P

I have to read it for English AS Level and I have to answer questions about it… And over my summer holidays too! =(

But mine has a nicer cover than the one that’s shown :P It’s bright pink with black =)