This is the Third Edition of Val Mulkerns critically acclaimed novel, originally published in 1984 by the historical British publishing house, John Murray.
Every summer members of the ODonoghue family return to the Irish garrison town of Ferrycarrig to the house where they all grew up.
It seems none of the family has quite escaped the meshes of their childhood. In that house academic excellence has always been taken for granted and there is no quarter for those who failed. Eleanor, the cleverest daughter, retains her status but despises her husband Con. Their daughter, Julia, retreats...
This is the Third Edition of Val Mulkerns critically acclaimed novel, originally published in 1984 by the historical British publishing house, John Mu...
