High Time: High stakes and high jinx in the world of art and finance

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The perfect summer read: mischievous and delicious. I devoured it in one go.' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace Abit of escapism tinged with schadenfreude, seen here by a sharp eye and seasoned with a tart tongue.' Washington Times

Hannah Mary Rothschild CBE (born 22 May 1962) is a British author, businesswoman, philanthropist and documentary filmmaker. In addition to screenplays and journalism, she has published a biography and three novels. She serves on charitable and financial boards. In August 2015, she became the first female to chair the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery in London. [1] Early life [ edit ]

Hannah Rothschild is the author of House of Trelawney; The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild; and The Improbability of Love which was shortlisted for the Bailley's prize for womens' fiction and won the PG Wodehouse, Everyman, Bollinger prize for best comic novel in 2016. Hannah Rothschild Steps Down As Chair of Trustees at London's National Gallery", Art Forum, 20 June 2019.

This canny comedy of manners straddles the worlds of high finance and the crumbling aristocracy, branding love, revenge and market meltdown. Waspish yet generous hearted it delights from start to finish.' Mail on Sunday Jilly Cooper fans (and who isn't?) will love the unashamedly upmarket settings and posh characters. A romcom to beat the winter blues: funny, sharply- observed and boho-chic glamorous.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail Her fourth book, a novel titled High Time, was published in June 2023 by Bloomsbury and Knopf. [10]Curl up and lose yourself in this hugely entertaining satire of a deeply dysfunctional family of aristocrats desperate to save their crumbling Cornwall home.' iNews

Overall, I found ‘High Time’ an engaging and entertaining read; bursting with sparkling wit and a cast of eccentric characters that I became very fond of.In 2020 I read Hannah Rothschild’s delightful modern comedy of manners, ‘House of Trelawney’ and was pleased to discover that she had recently published a sequel, ‘High Time’. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, registered charity no. 1138145". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Rothschild's) brilliant new novel, High Time, is pure escapist satire. Once again set in the world of high art as well as high finance – both of which she lampoons with comic aplomb – the book reads like a thrilling fairground ride version of Downton Abbey.' - Independent

Sharp escapist fiction, High Time is a novel about high stakes and high jinx set in the world of high art and high finance. The Baroness is a biography of Hannah Rothschild great-aunt, Pannonica Rothschild aka Nica the youngest of four children in her family. For Pannonica, being a scion of the Rothschild family meant living a life of luxury and life was lonely for the free-spirited woman, and the only escape was marriage. Finally, I was very surprised to realize that it’s the second book by this author about essentially this same group of people. Had I known that, I would’ve read House of Trelawney: A Novel first. Do have it on my list because I’m especially interested in Uncle Tony’s story. Fans of House of Trelawney (and there are quite a few, including us) will devour this sequel. . . . There are enough plot twists to outdo a New York pretzel. And High Time is more delicious.”Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982. The genius of this film is that it captures the bits in between to create an unforgettable portrait' Stephen Frears, The Evening Standard