In this Victorian comedy, Horace, a volcano expert and an atheist, and his wife, Charlotte, have not spoken in 15 years. Their lovely daughter is possibly tubercular, and their son has decided to become a Catholic priest. A deft and amusing tale of love and marriage.
- ISBN10 0670809713
- ISBN13 9780670809714
- Publish Date 27 March 1986 (first published 2 September 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Viking
- Edition American ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English