1945 first edition.

No dust cover. In good condition 

"READING this book is like examining a fine piece of the more closely you study it the greater the beauty, the finer the detail of it emerges. For Mr. McLaverty is a master of simple, telling prose and of the pungent, chaste phrase." --- New York Times

"This is a story about a small neighbourhood, with people doing their daily tasks, and some of them prospering more than others, but there is general acceptance and contentment with life, except of course every story needs a conflict, and in this case, the plot turns on the actions of Mrs. Mason. From the start, it's clear that she thinks her neighbours, the Devlins, are beneath her, which doesn't matter except that it means she won't clear the way for her son Ned to marry Mary Devlin. She's unyielding. McLaverty shows us a person who can come to the brink of change and draw back at the last minute, and in the way of human beings, reaps the consequence but learns nothing. This is a lovely read for the skill of the writing, and a compelling read for the simplicity of its truths. It is a quiet, moral tale." --- A. Mary Murphy (Goodreads review)