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Book Synopsis''A powerful tragedy''Independent
Described by the New York Times upon her death as ''one of Britain''s best-known novelists'', plunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this story of seduction and marriage, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.
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Gavin and Hannah Eastwood are a happy couple, holidaying with their overprotected eleven-year-old son Giles in a beautiful village on the coast of Belgium.
Melissa is a student of Gavin''s, also in the village, having followed Gavin there. A hopeless romantic living in a fantasy, she obsessively follows the family, going out of her way to bump into the couple repeatedly - soon becoming inescapable.
While Gavin pities her, Hannah finds her presence alarming; and while they''re distracted by her appearances, they miss Giles secretly pursuing his own sinister friendship. . .
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Trade Review
A powerful tragedy * Independent *
Witty, satirical and deftly malicious -- Anthony Burgess
Sharply observed, artfully constructed and always enlivened by the freshness of an imagery that derives from [Johnson's] poetic beginnings * TLS *
A remarkable craftswoman -- A.S Byatt, author of POSSESSION
Miss Johnson is one of the most accomplished of the English women writers * Kirkus *
Hansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm Bradbury -- Ruth Rendell
A writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive -- Jonathan Coe, author of THE HOUSE OF SLEEP
