This novella follows sisters Moira and Evelyn as they sneak off to a party in post-war Bristol. There, they meet two men and it is clear there's a class division. Packed with lovely 'full' descriptions, I felt there was an unnecessary use of almost archaic language and French inserts. Was this to create an obvious class divide and commentary? It took me out of the scene. There's an interesting and too-deliberate commentary on class, religion, family and aspiration here, but it's lost amongst vapid and hollow characters who are fairly dull upon examination.