Synopsis
On a hot July day, three elderly people are found dead in a dilapidated house in Primrose Hill. Reading the story in a newspaper as she prepares to leave the country, Marie Gillies has an unshakable feeling that she is somehow to blame.
How did these three people come to live together, and how did they all die at once? The truth lies in a very different England, and in the secret world of the ladies of the house...
Details
24 March 2016256 pages
9781447274773Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A darkly playful tale about beauty, ageing and morality, brought to life by a writing style brimming with witty detailCountry Life
Captivating yet disturbing, witty yet desperately sadStylist
Witty and spiritedRadio Times
EngagingSunday Times
