A story about the sometimes troubled truths of relationships.
An acidly funny novel about a woman who falls for a much younger man by one of Britain's great writers of social comedy, now back in print. A lesser-known, darker sister to Barbara Pym's Excellent Women. The Sweet Dove Died is one of Barbara...
A story about the sometimes troubled truths of relationships.
Between the amorous antique dealer Humphrey and his good-looking nephew James glides the magnificent Leonora, delicate as porcelain, cool as ice. Can she keep James in her thrall? Or will he be taken from her by a lover, like Phoebe . . . or Ned, the wicked American? 'A...
A story about the sometimes troubled truths of relationships.