Book description
Jane's son David is eight years old and Jane is filled with doubts as
he grows up without a father. Toby, her first love, has gone to Israel
after the collapse of his marriage to Melissa. Then there is Andy,
close at hand, a complex personality with his own problem son. In the
background is Terry, David's father, an amorphous shadow hanging over them.
This intense, compassionate novel completes the the trilogy which
began with The L-Shaped Room,
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London in 1929 and was evacuated to the
Canadian prairies during the war. On her return to England she studied
at RADA and was an actress in the early 1950s; later she became one of
the first two women reporters on British television. Her first book,
The L-Shaped Room
, was published in 1960 and was an instant and lasting best-seller.
Lynne Reid Banks is also a best-selling author of books for children and
young adults. Her classic children's novel,
The Indian in the Cupboard
, has sold over ten million copies worldwide. She lives in London.
