New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 8th novel by this Booker prize winning writer. In this, a woman at 52 faces her life when she is left alone after the death of her domineering mother. Dustjacket praise from Anita Brookner and Rosamunde Pilcher (among others) who called it "brilliant. Funny and sad.." 210 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-11556.