Book description
Twenty years of marriage to older Max has seen a busy, contented Prue
through the stresses of a resentful stepdaughter and motherhood. Now,
Violet has returned with her new husband from New York and, suddenly,
Prue is precipitated into a secret life.
The small village of Hampshire and the city are very different places
and, as Prue moves between the two, she traces the boundaries between
innocence and difficult knowledge, between the gluttony and surrender of
desire and the stark realities that result. Pinpointing the battleground
of the modern - and second - marriage, the author offers a blisteringly
truthful and tenderly observed picture of the extraordinary bargains and
accommodations that are struck between people who love one another.
‘Modern marriage and its compromises . . . a terrific, compassionate,
compelling novel’ Daily Mail
‘Adultery . . . handled with care and moral intelligence. What a good
writer Buchan is’ Daily Telegraph
‘A powerful story; wise, observant, deeply felt, with elements all
women will recognise with a smile - or a shudder. Very highly
recommended’ Good Book Guide
Elizabeth Buchan is the author of Light of the Moon
, Perfect Love
, the prizewinning Consider the Lily
, Against Her Nature
, Secrets of the Heart
, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
and The Good Wife
. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
