Friday Flashback: Rec. #247 (abbrev.): The Witch of Exmoor

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some early posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.

What: Gothic soap opera/novel of ideas by Margaret Drabble, missing eccentric matriarch, rundown seaside retreat, three middle-aged children, an enviable estate, at work on memoirs, social justice, dinner-party game, political ideology, satire, privilege, thriller, high comedy, low tragedy

Opening lines: "Begin on a midsummer evening. Let them have everything that is pleasant."

Representative quote: "He bites his nails between grapes, and avoids eye contact. A mother --- but perhaps not his --- would note that he is too thin."

How to get it: Buyable, borrowable, Kindle-able

Connection to previous Wreckage: Part of Personal Wreck #4

[Originally posted 6/20/12]