It is the height of summer. After she is expelled from boarding school, Anna Severell returns to the strict, orderly house of her father, a celebrated novelist. The family is soon joined by Oliver Canning, a talented young academic who urges her to take control of her future. As autumn begins and Anna enters university, the pair grow closer. A single mistake, however, could put her newfound independence at risk…
| ISBN: | 9780099889601 |
| Publication date: | 17th October 1991 |
| Author: | A S Byatt |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Family Drama |