"A study of poignant beauty and truth, written in a prose so exquisite that one almost forgets the story in the reading of it." - Glasgow Herald "This work is throughout light, clear, delicate, and actual; his prose remains as lucid and fluid as ever ... delightful and humorous." - The Times "[A] great work of art ... will take its place in the literature of our time." - Northern Whig "A fascinating little story ... beautifully done." - Sunday Times "This book is clear, humorous, delicate; and it is fresh ... his fluid, simple and sometimes lovely prose carries the reader without a jolt." - Times Literary Supplement "[F]lawless ... a gracious and memorable book." - Glasgow News "Mr. Reid is a master of dialogue, and his prose is a delight ... a fascinating novel." - Birmingham Post A chance meeting in 1931 between fifty-six-year-old Forrest Reid and nineteen-year-old Stephen Gilbert was a pivotal event in the lives of both...