McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1999, 3rd pr.  ISBN 0-7710-9992-4.  MMPB, 245+ pages.  Afterword by Janette Turner Hospital.  Wraps show some edge, cover, corner and spine end wear; binding tight as if unread; some age spotting on outer page block.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  ‘Alone in her room in a Belfast boarding house, Judith Hearne is almost overwhelmed by loneliness.  Yet she still believes there is a chance for happiness, and she waits patiently for the moment when her life will turn from sorrowful longing to joy.  By chance she meets a man – the man – and her dreams take on a brighter hue, only to be dashed once more.  With skill and gentle insight, Moore depicts the disintegration of Judith Hearne’s last illusions.’ (from rear wrap)