Life, death and gold leather trousers

Clover's life is going from bad to worse. Her dad's run off with Nudie Bernice from his life drawing class; Mum's taken to either staying in bed or doing aerobics from dawn till dusk; the gorgeous new boy at school is sending very mixed messages. . . On top of all that, there's the whole thing with Jupe - Clover's beloved, international rock star uncle who has died.

Why had he and Mum had such a falling out? And why wasn't Clover brave enough to send him the letters she'd written over the years?