Now in paperback, this is the 2nd novel from the author of }The Land Of Decoration{, and explores the life of a poetry professor who returns to her student home of Oxford after 30 years, when she learns she has a brain tumour. Ideal for fans of classic literature and poetry. 'There are sentences here of such agile cleverness, charged with wit and beauty and enchantment.' Hephzibah Anderson, }Observer{