
Beautifully rejacked edition of this wonderful novel from the best-selling author of Miss Garnet's Angel' & Instances of the Number 3' Many years ago Mr Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction which grew to be an international best-seller But his reputation is on the decline & he finds himself out of touch with the modern world He decides to take a holiday & comes to the ancient village of Great Calne hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date But he soon finds that events take over his plans & that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers he is staying among He meets Ellen Thomas a reclusive artist young Johnny Spence an absconding school boy & the tough-minded Paula who works at the local pub As he comes to know his neighbours better Mr Golightly begins to examine his attitude to love & to ponder the terrible catastrophe of his son's death & as the drama unfolds we begin to learn the true & extraordinary identity of Mr Golightly & the nature of the secret sorrow which haunts him links him to his new friends Mysterious light of touch witty & profound Mr Golightly's Holiday' confirms Salley Vickers's reputation as one of our most original & engaging novelists