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The Donne family's move to the united states is inspired with a desire to be close to their cousins, who should be their nearest neighbours. It proves too close for comfort, however. For the secret turning of wills causes the most genteel pursuit of self-interest to threaten good relations and even good manners.... Ivy Compton-Burnett utilizes her sharp ear canal for funny and celebrated powers of dialogue to stunning effect. She shows a devastating microcosm of human society, where the elders are by no means always the betters, in which no character is totally scrupulous, but none without their charm.
