Andrew and Tobias Tapa dura - 1980

Norton, 1980-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Ex-library with usual markings...filing tab on spine and card folder on inside cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The Feltons are a family with a long lineage stretching back beyond the Norman Conquest. They now have a daughter, Ianthe, but prior to her birth Tobias, or Toby, was fostered and then adopted as their heir after he had miraculously survived the sinking of a refugee ship by a German U-Boat. Then, someone who is clearly Tobys twin turns up as an under-gardener. He had been fostered by a Scottish couple, now dead. There is now general and disturbed confusion on everyones part  including the boys themselves. Stewart explores magnificently the nature of the complicated relationships, including those from outside of the family such as Tobys lover; the irony of the situation; and the many ramifications of class and culture in the absurd situation the characters find themselves.

Norton, 1980. Hardcover. Good.