The Halt During the Chase

Finally back in print, a remarkable, hilarious coming-of-age novel from the cult classic writer Rosemary Tonks.

Sophie-a clever and charming young woman-is trying to get out from under her mother's thumb. She's in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under.

Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophie's attempt to seize a life for herself a...