Nightingale Wood

**A sly and satirical fairytale by the author of *Cold Comfort Farm* **

Unavailable for decades, Stella Gibbons's *Nightingale Wood* is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of *Cold Comfort Farm*.

Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joy­less home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable.