FAY WELDON - The Heart of the Country

London England, Hutchingson, 1987. First Edition, Binding: Boards, Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 009167090X Hardback Natalie Harris, charming, well-meaning and well dressed, woke up one morning to discover her husband had eloped with the local carnival queen, Miss Eddon Gurney 1978. And it was left to Sonia, long-abandoned wife, to take up arms on Natalie's behalf, against an army of welfare officers, bank managers, policement and D.H.S.S. officials. But what could Sonia do in the face of Natalie's own nature, and the procession of men all too ready to take advantage of her tender vulnerability. Events naturally take unexpected turns, sometimes joyful, sometimes tragic, and by the end of the novel Natalie has undergone a decidedly unsentimental education, which is not necessarily at all to her disadvantage.