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The grain of truth (1968)

The grain of truth (1968)

Literary Fiction

Nina Bawden

Year: 1968
Authors: Nina Bawden
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Emma and Henry Lingard and Holly and Felix Craven are neighbors, old friends, durably wedded. Each thinks he understands the other well; better, perhaps, than he understands himself. All except Emma. She cries for help out of her private nightmares, but no one listens. Her recourse is a fantasy life written out in unsent letters. Then a series of crises shatters the tenuous balance of Emma's life and the routine of their days...