<P><B></B>''As her work reappears, another missing jigsaw piece is replaced''<B><I>Independent</I></B><br><br><B>Described by the <I>New York Times</I> upon her death as ''one of Britain''s best-known novelists'', </B>plunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this coming-of-marriageable-age story, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.<br><B><br>******************</B><br><br>It''s between the wars, and Christine - Christie, to her friends - is tired of London, her job in a travel agency, her friends, and the young men she''s being set up with. <br><br> So when, by chance, she meets the older Ned Skelton, who seems sophisticated and experienced, she quickly becomes besotted. Before Christie knows it, they are engaged. <br><br> But will marriage to a man she doesn''t know well truly offer this young woman an escape? Or is she walking into another prison of her own making?<br><br> A classic coming-of-age story set in the 1930s, by one of Britain'