Pegasus 1967 edition, good condition with slightly chipped dustwrapper
Karemoana was the final destination of Malfred Signal, retired teacher of drawing, whose life had been dedicated to nursing her dying mother, and instructing generations of young girls in the art of accurately depicting shadows. But now her mother has died and Malfred feels free to break away and begin life anew. She journeys up north and begins to settle in her idyllic island hom in New Zealand, a little white cottage near the sea. She has looked forward to savouring the feeling of aloneness, but her first long night in her new home is one of terror. There is a storm raging, and an intruder pounding on the door...