Ruffian On The Stair

''It is a measure of Bawden''s skill, that she manages to show both the terrors of extreme longevity and its comic potential'' THE TIMES

''An upper-middle class version of Mike Leigh''s Secrets and Lies'' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

''Bawden has a penetraing eye for both the insalubrious and gorgeous detail, homing in with language that is always crisp and precise'' GUARDIAN

In six days, Silas Mudd will ce...