Good Behaviour

Keane, Molly

ISBN 10: 023397332X / ISBN 13: 9780233973326

Published by HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Behaviour
• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023397332X
• ISBN 13: 9780233973326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 450 grams

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Synopsis

Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon, large and unlovely daughter of the house, sex, money, jealousy and love seemed locked out by the rituals of good behaviour. But codes of conduct cannot hope to save them.

From the Publisher

Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles, the large and unlovely daughter of the house, the fierce forces of sex, money, jealousy, and love seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behavior. But crumbling codes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissible desires. This elegant and allusive novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, established Molly Keane as the natural successor to Jean Rhys.