Change and Changeability
Scully, John Christopher
As Jack Russell, a newly-retired academic Ceramist, attempts to write a novel he learns that his younger sister, Susan, is separating from her husband, Martin, and setting up house with a young painter, Mary. This change greatly surprises him and his wife Jill. They subsequently meet Mary whom they find quite charming. Martin seeks their sympathy. The two themes of writing a novel and dealing with a family problem dominate Jack's life as he an...