AFriendfromEngland

Inoneofhermostdelicateandsuspensefulnovelstodate，AnitaBrooknerbringsusanexquisitestoryoffriendshipandduty.RachelKennedyandOscarLivingstonwerenotpreciselyfriendsorfamily.RachelhadbeenacquantedwithOscarforsometime，firstasherfather’saccountant，andthenasherown.PartownerofaLondonbookshop，Rachelisthoroughlyindependentandsomewhatdistant，determinedlyrestrainedinherfeelingsforothers，butaboveallresponsible.AnditisthistraitthatleadsOscarandhiswifeDorrietoseekoutRachelasamentorfortheirtwenty-seven-year-olddaughter，Heather.YetwhenHeatherseemspoisedtomakeanunsuitableromanticdecision，Racheldecidestospeakoutandintervene，causinganunwittinganddevastatinginsight.