Flossie, Jonathan emailed me back about the flute music:
it's based on a CD called Slow Life, by Theo Travis. (He says the details are given at the front of the book? I can't find my copy but there may be more info there)

Thank you for organising it Tilly

Flossie, sad you couldn't make it. I'll email Jonathan now about the flute music - its definitely a real piece but can't quite remember what it is.

Sophie, def try The Rotters Club, its incredibly funny.

I'm working on July selection and will put up page soon.

(and thanks everyone for a great discussion last night)

I am so sorry I missed this, doing B&B with a 10 day old is not condusive to intellectual conversation, I read this in hospital and took a while to get into but I did enjoy it. I will try to get round to reading some more of his as everyone seems to rave about them.

DAMMIT

Minor logistical collapse here and only just online I really really wanted to join this one too. JC fantastic and have been saving this one up since my birthday

Tilly, I really wanted to ask about the flute music - whether it was inspired by a real composition or completely invented. Any chance of a post-question??

Goodnight all thanks for a lovely discussion.

Thanks for organising the author chat Tilly.

Thanks, Jonathan.

Loved 'The Rotters' Club' on telly too; sad to hear there's unlikely to be a Closed Circle adaptation.

Goodnight. Thanks and I am going to read more of your books now.

Don't forget your English pals gggl
Thanks for coming to see us Jonathan, you've made a lot of frazzled mothers very happy tonight
Very much looking forward to that next novel - will it be linked at all to The Closed Circle?

Thank you. I look fowrward to your next books.