by Ferdinand Mount (Author)
About Helen, the tiny, blonde, serious girl whom the narrator meets when they are both looking after children during a summer vacation in Normandy. Her adventures in search of a morally satisfying life lead her into situations that are neither satisfying nor moral, from the mining boom in Central Africa to child abuse scandals of 1980s.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0099286025
ISBN 13: 9780099286028
Book Overview: The tone is Evelyn Waugh at his most witty and achingly wistful. A delight' Daily Mail