Wishdaughter

Wishdaughter is a novel about fathers and daughters. It centres on Bill Wheeler, a freelance journalist whose home life has crashed about him. Bill’s chance discovery of a letter that may prove revelatory about one of the great creative monsters of the nineteenth century sets him off on an investigation into the dark world of Richard Wagner. It also reunites him with Libby Zeigler, the women he blames for the end of his marriage.Set in Tel Aviv, Vienna, Munich, Venice, and the Wye Valley, Wishdaughter confronts the need for forgiveness and love in our lives. “A great labour of love by a truly erudite author”Amanda Foreman“A strange, haunting thriller about fatherhood, love and different levels of betrayal. The Wagnerian theme and plot underpin the story of a modern marriage with a layer of uneasy, powerful emotion from long ago. It is compelling, and sad, and very readable indeed.” Libby Purves