There we have been

Dilligence Strong records her return to her birthplace, a rundown borderland farm in Northern Ireland. There she attempts to work the land despite the dourness of her brother Reynold. She becomes involved with a dispossessed young woman called Cathy and relives memories of her 'good and beautiful' sister Constance. 'Most economical and compelling.' The Sunday Tribune'Leland Bard well maintains a constantly distinguished style and a wonderful ear for dialogue.' The Women's Review of Books'The work of a writer of real authority... pared, allusive and resonant.' New Statesman and Society