Awards
1983 Costa Book Awards
Characters
| Name | Quinton, William |
| Gender | Male |
| Trait | English Irish |
| Name | Quinton, Marianne |
| Gender | Female |
| Trait | English |
| Name | Quinton, Imelda |
| Gender | Female |
| Trait | Gifted |
| Genre | Love story Sociological Fiction |
| Topics | Irish troubles Irish in England English in Ireland Irish Rebellion |
| Setting | County Cork, Ireland Dorset, England Italy Village |