H.E. Bates Companion

London: Michael Joseph, 1959; Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company (An Atlantic Monthly Press Book), 1959. The second of five Larkin family novels has the entire family of eleven travel to the north of France: much comparison is made to England, difficulties are experienced and resolved by the newly-weds Charlie and Mariette, Pop Larkin engages in a variety of dalliances, and the entire cast, including Angela Snow and her nun-like sister, convene on a splendid dinner in the conclusion. The well-realized character of hotel owner Madame Dupont returns in the fourth book, Oh! To Be In England (1963).

Serialized in Woman's Own (4 weekly parts, September 5-26, 1959).