Someone at a distance

This one was an unexpectedly insightful read. The emptiness of a woman left alone by her husband for another woman after twenty odd years of marriage. Her conflict to come to terms with the reality, the helpless interospection, the furtive search for a skill she could set up her life on - simple writing at its best. Dorothy Whipple is back in fashion, and though her books are brightly covered to entice the new generation of readers, the fundamental moving forces of human behaviour remain the same - love, lust, jealousy, hatred and pride. Add to it the foolishness of a husband who, even as he is leaving his wife and home forever, knows what he is doing is wrong, and you have a beautifully simple, or shall I say simply beautiful piece of work.