JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN

Brought up in a suffocating, emotionless home in the north of England, Clara finds freedom when she wins a scholarship and moves to London. There she meets Clelia and the rest of the brilliant and charming Denham family. They dazzle Clara with their gift for life, and she longs to be part of their bohemian world, but while she will do anything to join their circle, she gives no thought to the chaos that she might cause. Choosing languages at London University rather than science, young Clara has a romantic dalliance in Paris. 244pp, paperback.