The Misinterpretation of Tara Jupp

Tara Jupp is living out all our dreams: a pop star in Sixties London, surrounded by the glitterati. But can she succeed while holding on to who she is?

Country girl Tara is whisked off to Sixties London to become a pop star; there she is dressed, she is shown off at Chelsea parties, photographed by the best. She meets songwriters, singers, designers, and records her song, and falls in love.

But behind the buzz and excitement of her success, concern about her beautiful, wild sister Lucy and the bitter relationship with their friend Matilda haunts Tara. Their past friendship is broken, and among the deceptions and the strangeness of both their marriages, the buried secrets keep on reappearing.

The brilliant new world of fashion and music, of mini skirts and rock 'n' roll, of the Marquee Club and The Palladium, is also one of love and heartache.

“'Vintage style drips from every page' Elle.”

Brilliantly written, hugely engaging and full of glorious detail, this book is a must-read Heat
A swoon of a read ... vintage style drips from every page Elle
An absolutely smashing read Marie Claire
Dense with detail and richly filmic in the way it sets vivid scenes and recreates clashes between the old and new The Telegraph

Eva Rice has written three novels and one non-fiction book. She is married to a musician and has three children. She lives in London.

The brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets . 1962, Cornwall. Tara Jupp - vicar's daughter, occasional thief, expert rider and second fiddle to her sister 'the beauty' Lucy - sings at a wedding and is spotted by a record producer. With the spotlight suddenly, thrillingly, shining on her alone, the roots of Tara's country existence are shaken free and she is propelled to Swinging Sixties London. Plunged into a dazzling new world of fashion, music and heartache, in a city where skirts are being hitched up as fast as the past is being pulled down, can Tara hold the limelight and hold on to who she really is?

Country girl Tara is whisked off to Sixties London to become a pop star; there she is dressed, she is shown off at Chelsea parties, photographed by the best. She meets songwriters, singers, designers, and records her song, and falls in love. But behind the buzz and excitement of her success, concern about her beautiful, wild sister Lucy and the bitter relationship with their friend Matilda haunts Tara. Their past friendship is broken, and among the deceptions and the strangeness of both their marriages, the buried secrets keep on reappearing. The brilliant new world of fashion and music, of mini skirts and rock 'n' roll, of the Marquee Club and The Palladium, is also one of love and heartache.

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