The Halt During the Chase

Brilliantly funny and brutal, this is the story of one woman`s escape from the clutches of polite society, by the incredible mid-century writer who destroyed her own books. Sophie`s mother knows exactly how to needle her. Sophie`s lover Philip knows how to stab her in the heart. She may be clever, charming and smart but is Sophie destined to be an eternal bit-part? After a particularly callous throwaway remark from Philip, Sophie knows she must break away – from him, from her mother, from the snobbery of her Hampstead Heath upbringing. Being good and agreeable has brought nothing but loneliness; setting out alone might finally bring Sophie satisfaction. Back in print after many decades, this novel is a piece of dynamite, written by an extraordinary and little-known writer, the inimitable Rosemary Tonks.