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Sprawling is the first word that comes to mind to describe Rothschild's (The Improbability of Love) latest, followed swiftly by comic, giddy, and fun. Really fun. The Trelawneys—devastated in part by the economic crash of the early 2000s, in part by their recklessness with money, and in part by the demands of keeping up their 800-year-old familial castle in Cornwall—are struggling to survive both their new financial reality and the pressures put on the family by outsiders. The novel moves from the castle to the investment firms in London; from the struggles of Jane (the daughter-in-law of t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More