The Improbability of Love: A Novel

by Hannah Rothschild

When Annie, a struggling London chef, discovers she has unwittingly purchased a valuable painting in a second-hand shop, she finds herself a target of unscrupulous collectors, auctioneers and ‘experts’ of all kinds. “The book may on occasion be silly and over-the-top, even for a satire,” declared the New York Times reviewer. “But Ms. Rothschild writes with such exuberance and spins such a propulsive yarn that you happily accept these excesses as part of the package.”