A story about the bleak and unforgiving nature of insomnia, of restlessness, repressed passion and dislocation. Orlingford is a town where it is hard to differentiate between pleasure and pain: the wonder of a moment is ignored, misconstrued or overridden by the fear of it passing. Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd Author(s): H. E. Bates Number of pages: 400 Publication date: 2008 Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 Cover type: Paperback / softback