‘A conflicted love letter to her European origins and the uncrushable spirit of her glamorous, at times difficult parents, this lyrical page-turner made me laugh and made me weep.’

MAGDA SZUBANSKI, author of Reckoning

‘Only is a wild and deeply felt tale. With her unflinching gaze, Caroline Baum explores the inheritance of being an “only”, contrasting an exotic cast of the glamorous and the famous with her unconventional, often solitary childhood.’

AILSA PIPER, author of Sinning Across Spain

‘A rich and rollicking tale that deepens into the tenderest of daughterly tributes. Most of all I loved the way the story darkens as it goes along: Baum picks up the shadowy hints that hum in the background and knits them into a solemn garment.’

HELEN GARNER, author of Everywhere I Look