New York: Summit Books, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Young Irish writer's third novel, the story of a woman who takes her children each summer on a vacation to an exotic Greek island to try to capture the 'ideal life.' But this summer everything is in chaos. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-671-549987.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel (third book) by this Trinidad-born author - although, in this book, the islands which turn out to be deeper and darker than expected are Greek. Dust jacket praise from Austin Clarke, Tananarive Due and others. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0173505.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel (third book) by this Trinidad-born author - although, in this book, the islands which turn out to be deeper and darker than expected are Greek. Dust jacket praise from Austin Clarke, Tananarive Due and others. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0173505.

New York: Macmillan, (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - Three people are brought together on a beautiful Greek island - and find old secrets jealously guarded and an invisible spirit which defends an ageless way of life from the probing eyes of modern strangers. Although Kennedy wrote many novels (this was her penultimate novel) and one - 'The Constant Nymph' was made into a successful play, which another - 'Troy Chimneys' - won the James Tait Black Prize, she has been - like the title of this novel - mostly forgotten today. 278 pp.