The Cat in the Treble Clef

From the very start of his writing career Louis de Bernières has loved poetry. Here the author of the much-loved Captain Corelli’s Mandolin returns to this first love with his third collection. Writing on a variety of subjects, including the dream that inspired the title poem, de Bernières shares his passion with his readers, in a beautifully illustrated gift edition.

Louis de Bernières is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, Birds Without Wings, and A Partisan’s Daughter; a collection of stories, Notwithstanding; and two collections of poetry, Imagining Alexandria and Of Love and Desire.