'I was in the story feeling everything. I cared about every character . . . She writes beautifully. It was a total pleasure' Philippa Perry Susie Boyt writes with a mordant wit and vivid style which are at their brilliant best in Loved and Missed. When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction, and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can will power and a daring creative zeal carry you through? Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms, this is a marvellously absorbing book, full of insight and compassion, by the author of My Judy Garland Life. With emotional precision, Susie Boyt delights even while she disturbs. `Always surprising - unexpected, particular, the thing