By Josephine Tey
During this comedy of social contrasts, set in London throughout the heady 20s, wealthy, bored Ursula Deane falls for a penniless violinist whose sister turns into the thing of the attentions of Ursula's brother, Lord Chitterne. Josephine Tey, who died in 1952, is healthier recognized for her crime novels.
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