![]() In the starting chapter, it is hinted that Aroon has been dominating over the household – especially her mother and Rose – making life difficult for them. ![]() When the book opens, Aroon is fifty seven and is living with her aged mother and their housemaid cum cook Rose in Gulls’ Cry, a gothic house built on the edge of a cliff. Good Behaviour is narrated in the first person by Aroon St Charles, the main protagonist in the novel. ![]() Frontispiece in the Folio Society Edition ![]() Just last week, I wrote about The Great Fortune, the first book in Olivia Manning’s stellar The Balkan Trilogy.Įarlier this year, I had also loved The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark, The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer and The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter.Īnd now Molly Keane joins this strong list as another wonderful discovery with her novel Good Behaviour. My fascination with early 20 th century women writers continues. ![]()
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