In the glittery world of charity auctions, big business, and high art, there seems to be more than enough money to spare, and personalities that perfectly accompany the lavish and greed fuelled business. Fay Weldon, exclusively commissioned to write the novel by Italian jewellery company Bulgari, invites us into a world of desire, envy, and a touch of the supernatural. "Weldon writes with her characteristic dry humour and wonderful economy of language. Witty, profound and whimsical by turns, this is a sparkling novel, showing all the hallmarks of a master craftsman.