"Kennaway"s best book. More than any of his other books, it testifies to his extraordinary poetic talent and the power of his human insight." - John le Carre "If there is any justice at all . . . Kennaway"s stock will rise posthumously. He could, after all, write rings around many of his more famous contemporaries. And is it too much to hope that he will be remembered at least partly as the author of The Cost of Living Like This, his last and probably best novel?" - Life Magazine "A moving and serious book, the harrowing theme is heightened by Kennaway"s extraordinary ability to convince us that what he is saying appears not only real but true." - Spectator "A solid, sentient piece of work . . . a satisfactorily rich novel." - The Observer They were painting the gothic corridors of the railway hotel when the economist arrived. It was about six o"clock in the evening, early in May, which is no time to die . . . Thus opens this extraordinary book, the...