In the award-winning Fremlin's second novel, it's been 15 years since Uncle Paul's wife, Mildred, exposed him as a murderer, sending the man to prison. Now Mildred's seaside holiday with her family forms the scene for a tense drama of suspicion, betrayal, and revenge. "Beautifully played out to a startling and valid ending ... Fremlin is here to stay as a major mistress of insight and suspense." - The New York Times.
Celia Fremlin (1914-2009) read classics and philosophy at Oxford's Somerville College. Her WWII experiences with the Mass Observation Project influenced her first book, War Factory, which reflected the attitudes of plant workers at a Wiltshire-based radar equipment factory. Fremlin wrote 16 novels in the course of four decades, in addition to a book of poetry and three volumes of collected stories. Her novel The Hours Before Dawn won the Edgar Award in 1960.