From the book cover:
"In these captivating short stories we find perfect miniatures of Rosamond Lehmann's fictional world. Echoing the themes which permeate her finest fiction, here are delicate portrayals of the world of adults as seen through the eyes of curious children, fascination with different families - their otherness, the romance of separate worlds. Most moving are the stories set against the background of Britain at war: the world of women and children, the minutiae of daily life in rural England - all are recorded with unmatched sensitivity and precision. First published in 1946, these beautifully crafted stories demonstrate the genius and subtlety of Rosamond Lehmann."