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Book SynopsisAngel, formidable hostess, social charmer and mother par excellence, confidently awaits the return of her little boy from the trials of war. She could not anticipate that the teenager who went away will return a grown man - bronzed and world-weary - a sophisticated American widow on his arm. Nor could she anticpate that her irrepressible daughter Slaney will similarly throw herself into romance (without asking her advice) and even her niece Tiddley will show an unexpected determination in getting on with her life. Faced with domestic insurrection on a grand scale, Angel will have to sharpen her wits to maintain her tyranny.
Trade ReviewShe was . . .
marvellous * Guardian *
An
even finer achievement than her earlier mordant masterpiece
, Good Behaviour * Sunday Times *
I admired many authors. But Molly, I loved -- Diana Athill
Keane's
distinctive blend of elegant savagery and deep affection . . . its human relationships tortured like bonsai by good form, its open-hearted, sensual passion for horses, dogs and landscape * Evening Standard *
Take any book by Molly Keane and I guarantee you will be
delighted, warmed and sustained with pleasure . . . she is a born writer -- Dirk Bogarde
A writer of genius * Wall Street Journal *
Take any book by Molly Keane and I guarantee you will be delighted, warmed and sustained with pleasure ... she is a born writer -- Dirk Bogarde
