“Longlisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered award 2015. “Strong feeling, uncompromising frankness” — Marina Warner. A world-famous opera star experiences all the pain and the passion of womanhood that she sings about in her beloved arias. A modern morality tale exploring the complexities of motherhood, femininity and fame, originally published in The Four Marys, a quartet of edgy contemporary novellas drawing on Celtic history and folklore.