Three Graces

'She's such a skilful storyteller who vividly dramatises our lives with wit, wisdom and compassion' Bernardine Evaristo

The Three Graces are Marta, Ruth and Diana, all of whom, aged eight-five, have transplanted themselves to Santorno to live in varying degrees of discomfort, visited by their grandchildren and assisted by Enzo, local driver, gardener, hunter, fixer and "Figaro" to the international ex-pat community.

It concerns the lives and last adventure of three elderly ladies, one German, one American and one British, their interactions in a community that is both expatriate and Italian, and their attempt to smuggle a Zimbabwean girl out of Italy and into Britain.

The Three Graces is a compelling, powerful and moving story of female friendship - in old age, last love, and also about the ongoing immigration crisis in Italy. It is a vitally important - and marvellously entertaining - novel about the world in which we live.