Troubles by J.G. Farrell #foliosociety A delightful gift for anyone

A delightful gift for anyone who loves to sing

At least according to her father

Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781035012282Extent: 480 pages

"Come for the food and stay for the stories – every curious cook will take a leaf out of this book

candlelight flickers over crisp white tablecloths

Troubles by J.G. Farrell #foliosociety A delightful gift for anyoneWINNER OF THE 1970 BOOKER PRIZE 'And so at the Majestic everything returned to the way it had been before. The gleaming tiles became dulled. Sofas as sleek as prize cattle lost their glow.' 1919, the Majestic Hotel in Kinalough, Ireland. Haunted war veteran Major Brendan Archer arrives to marry Angela Spencer, daughter of the house. But his fiance is strangely altered, and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline. The hotel's hundreds