FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCAOne of the last centurys most original literary talents DAILY TELEGRAPHWickedly readable . . . every woman instinctively wants to read her NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Somehow more personal than Daphne du Mauriers other novels KIRKUS REVIEWSWhen people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They dont even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . . Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents. Their father is a flamboyant singer and their mother is a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents pasts. Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.