New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - The rather hard to describe 6th novel by this English writer and poet, a combination of the fantastic and very realistic descriptions. Highly praised upon its appearance in England: The Times of London in its review stated 'She is a superb writer: She evokes visible realism and abundance - an Essex r iot, a winter hill in Prague, the Bosphorus - with succinct vividness and beauty.'. ISBN: 0-671-24891x.