Old Scores by Frederic Raphael

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Rachel and Pansy Stannard are "the good and the bad news" as far as their divorced parents are concerned. Rachel's highly unsuitable marriage to Roger Raikes shocks and embarrasses her smart friends. To escape financial ruin they move to France, but when Pansy comes to stay, paradise becomes hell.

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Old Scores by Frederic Raphael

This is a novel of love and tragedy, of loyalty and betrayal, at once witty and wise. Ex-journalist Rachael Raikes is asked by her ex-boss to look up and interview a French Resistance hero called Lionel Cater.It seems a simple enough excercise, but it upsets the precious new life Rachael has made for herself abd her husband Roger after their flight from London and some very dubious old acquaintances. Meeting Cater also throws into the shade the arrival of Rachael'sover-enthusiastic sister, Pansy, in mid-flight from her MP husband and seeminglyintent on usurping Rachael's place in her own marital bed.
Frederic Raphael was born in Chicago in 1931. He was educated at Charterhouse and St. John's College in Cambridge where he was a major scholar in Classics. He has written nineteen novels. His other works include translations, essays and radio plays. He is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times literary and travel pages. He is married with three children. He divides his time betwe
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ISBN 13 9781857994209
ISBN 10 1857994205
Title Old Scores
Author Frederic Raphael
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1996-08-05
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.