It seems like mutual good luck for Abigail and Dara when they meet at university and, despite their differences, become fast friends. Years later, they remain an unlikely pair: Abigail, an actress who confidently uses her charms both on and off stage, is reluctant to commit; Dara, a therapist, throws herself into every relationship with frightening intensity. Yet each seems-another stroke of luck?-to have found "true love"-Abigail with her academic boyfriend, and Dara with a tall, dark violinist.

Soon, however, trouble threatens both relationships and the women's friendship. Through four ingeniously interlocking narratives, Margot Livesey skillfully reveals how luck-good and bad-plays a vital role in our lives, and how our childhood legacies may be harder to leave behind than we hope. "Vibrant, evocative, irresistible" (Los Angeles Times),The House on Fortune Streetoffers a surprisingly provocative detective story of the heart, one that will keep you in its thrall.