A single mother, Pearl, and her two children, Adam, and Lilith, a teenage Lolita, arrive to take over a derelict palace in Tuscany. The family are joined by Barney, Pearl's new husband. They all hail from South Africa, and Barney believes there's money in farming ostriches. There is an incident with a ferocious ostrich, and Barney buys a gun.
- ISBN10 190622126X
- ISBN13 9781906221263
- Publish Date 14 November 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 June 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Troubador Publishing
- Imprint Matador
- Format Paperback
- Pages 312
- Language English