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This intoxicating novel stands on its own while forming a triumphantconclusion to A. S. Byatts great quartet depicting the clashing forces inEnglish life from the early 1950s to 1970. While Frederica falls almost byaccident into a career in television in London tumultuous events in her homecounty of Yorkshire threaten to change her life and those of the people sheloves. Through her wayward lovinglydrawn characters and breathtaking twistsof plot Byatt illuminates the effervescence of the 1960s both itsexcitements and its dangers as no one has done before. Magical and thoughtprovoking and with spinechilling moments A Whistling Woman is the ultimatenovel of ideas made flesh gloriously sensual sexy and scary bursting withideas and wonderful humanity. «
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