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Morgan Gower has an outsize hairy beard, an array of peculiar costumes and fantastic headwear, and a serious smoking habit. He likes to pretend to be other people - a jockey, a shipping magnate, a foreign art dealer - and he likes to do this more and more since his massive brood of daughters are all growing up, getting married and finding him embarrassing. Then comes his first dramatic encounter with Emily and Leon Meredith, and the start of an extraordinary obsession.

Reviews

"Pure magic, a contemporary fairy tale that overflows with affection, mystery and laughter" Washington Star "Tyler has created a world of imaginary people who are as tangible and as real as one's own friends and relatives" New York Times "Miss Tyler writes stunningly well" Daily Telegraph "Tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good" -- John Updike