<p>In prose vibrant and witty, <em>The Queen of the Tambourine</em> is a darkly comic novel about a smart, sensitive, and wildly imaginative woman who loses and then regains control over her life. Once the proverbial good woman behind a highly successful husband, Eliza Peabody now finds herself abandoned and isolated in her prosperous London neighborhood. She will have to reach new depths before discovering a path back to health and serenity.</p><p><br></p><p>Winner of the Whitbread Award for Fiction, this is a moving story of a woman's confrontation with the often hard realities of the golden years by the beloved author of <em>Old Filth</em>.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Jane Gardam<br><b>Publisher:</b> Europa Editions<br><b>Published:</b> 09/01/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781933372365<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Jane Gardam has twice won the Whitbread Award, for <b>The Hollow Land</b>, and <b>Queen of the Tambourine</b>. She is also the author of <b>God on the Rocks</b>, which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and most recently, <b>Faith Fox</b>.</p>