by Clare Boylan (Author)
For Nan, on the threshold of puberty, and her younger sister Mary, innocence blends uneasily with the trials of convent life and a shadowy knowledge of the facts of life. For their mother, buffeted by the whims of her tyrannical, unreliable husband, the days take on an unreal, dreamlike quality. And while Nellie, the Dickensian maid with a dubious past, regales the children with tales of her antics, home becomes a haven to a stream of unwelcome guests - as the dangerous depths of the adult world loom ever closer...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 06 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0349110085
ISBN 13: 9780349110080
Book Overview: * Holy Pictures is a charming tale of eccentricity that brings to mind GOOD BEHAVIOUR by Molly Keane. The characters' story is continued in HOME RULE