The Life and Times of Barly Beach

by Sylvia Murphy

Victor Gollancz, 1987 [First Edition], ISBN 0575039221, hardcover, dust-jacket

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions or markings, dust-jacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing to edges and corners, sticker residue on covers, small chips to edges (see photographs)

"The little fishing village of Barly provides an ideal refuge for recently divorced city girl, Jenny Sharpe, and her young son Thomas.  Over the years, as Jenny and Thomas become absorbed into the close-knit community, Barly comes under threat: not only is it being slowly swallowed up by the encroaching suburbs of the neighbouring seaside resort of Innismouth, it also proves to be an irresistible attraction for greedy property developers who have secretly been buying up land in and around the village."