"First published in 1982 by Faber and Faber Limited" statement to the copyright page, £6.50 to the jacket's flap.

A fantasy featuring a lonely housewife who finds joy in companionship with Larry, a sea creature.

A novella of literary critical praise including the following remarks by John Updike: "So deft and austere in its prose, so drolly casual it its fantasy...an impeccable parable, beautifully written from first paragraph to last."

Fine and square in green linen boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket with sea creature face art by Cathie Felstead.