Victoria University Press is enormously proud to publish this new edition of one of New Zealand's favourite novels, 26 years after it was first published to critical acclaim here and in the UK and US. While Sarah Tandy is determined to nurture her talent as a painter and keep her marriage intact, her husband, Jack Macalister, is equally determined to remain the cheerfully philandering and selfish man that he is.
Author Biography
Barbara Anderson is among New Zealand's most respected and best-selling authors. In August 2009 she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from the University of Otago in recognition of her outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature.
