Eileen Dewhurst was born in Liverpool, read English at Oxford, and has earned her living in a variety of ways, including journalism. When she is not writing she enjoys solving cryptic crossword puzzles and drawing and painting cats.
This book was best when it focused on Joanna looking inward. The other characters, the "Summer Time" players and other denizens of the Seaview, were (with a few exceptions) indistinct. The mystery itself seemed secondary to Joanna's psychological journey.