471 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 1974 by Chivers.
471 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 1974 by Chivers.
"This book looks at the anxieties of the Victorian middle classes who feared a breakdown of the social order as divorce became more readily available and promiscuity threatened the sanctity of the family. In this novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder, disguise, and adultery"--Provided by publisher.