Ballad And The Source

ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE BRITISH WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

''The first writer to filter her stories through a woman''s feelings and perceptions'' ANITA BROOKNER

''I cannot doubt that this is Miss Lehmann''s best and most permanent book'' RAYMOND MORTIMER

''Unconventional in structure, in characterisation and development of story . . . Unforgettable'' NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE

The tale of the ...