In the early 20th century Keane published under M.J. Farrell, then under her own name 25 years later. This book is about a rich Irish family in a crumbling mansion. Anne Tyler wrote of Keane and this book in the Washington Post: "She's as sharp-eyed as Barbara Pym, as battily comic as Beryl Bainbridge, as mordant as Jean Rhys. Bundle up warmly before you start reading this cold little dagger of a book."

Condition: VG, residue of price sticker on front cover

"There was a time when kitchens in the afternoon held their distance."