Dimensions
128 x 198 x 15mm
The sudden death of Thaddeus Davenant's wife leaves him with the problem of childcare for baby Georgina. When none of the nannies interviewed is deemed suitable, Mrs Iveson, Thaddeus's mother-in-law, fulfils the position herself. But in rejecting one of the applicants, they have overlooked the beginnings of a fixed and unnatural obsession...
'Trevor at his best... The subtlety with which he draws the threads of the narrative together, and the skill with which he deploys a surprisingly large cast of characters, each of whom takes on a clear reality, are quite marvellous.'
Allan Massie, Scotsman
