Fawcett, Barbara — Forgotten Melody

Book Fair No Jacket First Edition Sampson Low London 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 5" x 7.5"; 218pp; blue cloth cover with black titles; no dustwrapper; some foxing to page edges; A story of a young girl whose fiancé was killed in the war, she remembers every anniversary connected with him to the detriment of all around her; nothing anyone can do will dispel the gloom with which she surrounds herself until she overhears herself described as the she-dragon, then she realises the effect she is having on others; secretary to a portrait painter who Sara urges to start afresh and this story is about their struggles and victory of them both as well as the love story of Vanessa her sister;