This is O'Brien's fifth novel.

Octavo, 251 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pink, blue, green, and white, with white and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Dust jacket shows mild shelf wear and scuffing, bumped corners, small chips missing at corners of flap folds. In addition, two small closed tears are present at upper edge of jacket front and small chips are missing at crown and tail of jacket spine. Some sunning to jacket spine; price uncut: "10s. 6d. net." Spine cocked; pages clean. Shelved in Case 6.