![]() ![]() The only things they have in common is their love of animals - each fusses over their own cat or dog, treating them like substitute children - and their treasured memories of their darling Mummie. ![]() Each of them is eccentric, fiercely independent and set in their own ways. It’s set in a beautiful but crumbling mansion in Southern Ireland where four elderly siblings reside. It’s not immediately obvious but this is a story about cruelty and the nasty things people do to each other. Time After Time is a gorgeously fun novel that seems frothy and lighthearted on the surface, but underneath there’s a very dark heart forging its own steady rhythm. Two of her novels, Time After Time (first published in 1983) and the Booker shortlisted Good Behaviour, were promptly added to my wishlist.įast forward 15 months, and I finally got to read my first Keane a couple of weeks ago. Both suggested I try the Irish writer when I was casting about for female authors to read early last year. to thank for my introduction to the late Molly Keane. I have Sinead Gleeson and regular commenter Tony S. ![]() Fiction – paperback Abacus 247 pages 1990. ![]()
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