

- England, Housesitting, Loss (Psychology), Country homes
In this richly told dark story, Morag Joss considers love and the human need for it, the damage done when we go too long without it and what people might be driven to do in its name under the right circumstances.
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Grave, contemporary, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Morag Joss
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 303
- Publisher
- DELTA, Delacorte Press, Magna Large Print Books
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780750520980
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