When Amy's husband dies on holiday in Istanbul, she is supported by the kindly but rather slovenly Martha, a young American novelist who lives in London. Upon their return to England, Amy is ungratefully reluctant to maintain their friendship, but the skeins of their existence seem inextricably linked as grief gives way to resilience and again to tragedy. Reversals of fortune and a compelling cast of characters, including Ernie, ex-sailor turned housekeeper, and Amy's wonderfully precocious granddaughters, add spice to a novel that delights even as it unveils the most uncomfortable human emotions.
- ISBN10 0670173495
- ISBN13 9780670173495
- Publish Date 15 November 1976 (first published 9 September 1976)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 November 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Viking Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 190
- Language English