Good Behaviour

Behind the gates of Temple Alice the aristocratic AngloIrish St Charlesfamily sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles the large andunlovely da... » 

Behind the gates of Temple Alice the aristocratic AngloIrish St Charlesfamily sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles the large andunlovely daughter of the house the fierce forces of sex money jealousy andlove seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behavior. But crumblingcodes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family fromtheir own unruly and inadmissible desires. This elegant and allusive novelwhich was shortlisted for the Booker Prize established Molly Keane as thenatural successor to Jean Rhys. «