52 yr old Evelyn is a successful leading barrister with a much younger, beautiful wife, imogen . When he befriends older Blanche who is rich ,frumpy, but centre of countryside activity this friendship becomes something more as Imogen finds herself at the centre of a battle for husband son and marriage. Brilliant writing combined with a compelling plot I was totally absorbed by this book, which I found from a retro backlisted with Carmen calil.