Books by Jennie Erdal

When translator Edgar Logan arrives from his home in Paris to work in Edinburgh he anticipates a period of enlightenment and calm. But when he is befriended by the philosopher Harry Sanderson and his captivating artist wife, Edgar's meticulously circumscribed life is suddenly propelled into drama and crisis. Drawn into the Sandersons' troubled marriage, Edgar must confront both his own deepest fears from the past and his present growing attraction to the elusive Carrie.Moving, witty and wise, The Missing Shade of Blue is a compelling portrait of the modern condition, from the absence of faith to the scourge of sexual jealousy and the elusive nature of happiness.

A remarkable account of one woman's life - or, to be more accurate, lives.For fifteen years, Jennie Erdal led a double existence; officially she worked as a personal editor for one particular man - Tiger - but in reality she was his ghost-writer and in some mysterious sense his alter ego. Ghosting is a meditation on words, identity and creativity, but above all it is a portrait of a uniquely intimate relationship between a man and a woman."A beautifully composed memoir; sometimes rather desperate, sometimes very funny, of an extraordinary symbiotic relationship between two very different people." Mail on Sunday"An unusually rich and entertaining memoir - hilarious, infuriating and unforgettable." Daily Telegraph"Original, thoughtful, and often very funny." Sunday Telegraph"Read this delightful book." The Economist"I was mesmerised ... a riveting, funny story." Mariella Frostrup" A very funny book." Financial Times"Erdal's Tiger is engagingly, ferociously authentic ... a character study in the tradition of the realist novel." Blake Morrison