A Wing and a Prayer by Mary Selby

A Wing and a Prayer

by Mary Selby

Black Swan, Transworld Publishers, 1996
ISBN 9780552996723
Paperback

Condition: Very Good
a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners’ inscription marked out in black and noted in pencil on author bio page, age toned pages (see photographs)

“In the quiet village of Great Barking, strange doings are afoot.  Up at the Hall the squire, Sir George, seems to have exhausted his wife Angela – leaving her quite unable to contemplate the rigours of hosting the annual village fete in the Hall grounds.  Caroline, the doctor’s wife, has her time taken up with her three tiny children, but feels that as a newcomer to the village she should offer her own rather more modest garden as the venue for this important local affair.  But who is to open it?  Will Sir George’s elderly mother, now somewhat unpredictable, be asked, as tradition dictates?  Or should Sarah Struther, the voluptuous lady potter who prefers to work unencumbered clothing and who has just been featured in a smart Sunday newspaper, be invited?”