Book description
Miss Gomez, a recent convert to the church of the Brethren of the Way, is convinced she has a mission in life at last. It is to prevent a sex crime she feels sure is soon to be committed among the last lingering inhabitants of Crow Street, a community isolated by extensive redevelopment.
Miss Gomez, however, has difficulty persuading the few still remaining that a crime will take place. For the reality she envisages is looked upon with contempt. But when Prudence Tuke, the young daughter of the publican, goes missing, the police are called in to scour the surrounding wastelands….
With enormous skill and insight, William Trevor has produced a remarkably entertaining novel — often comic, yet strangely tragic — one that is intensely satisfying.
