In affairs of the heart the race is not necessarily won by the swift or the fair. Imogen the beautiful & much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox competent middle-aged & ungainly
- the very opposite of Imogen
- seems to be vying for Evelyns attention. & to Imogens increasing disbelief she may be succeeding. A subtle & beautiful book.. . Very few authors combine her acute psychological insight with her grace & style. There is plenty of life in the modern novel plenty of authors who will shock & amaze you
- but who will put on the page a beautiful sentence a sentence you will want to read twice? Hilary Mantel Sunday Times