num_pages: 192
description: This is a novel of family tensions, some triggered by the everyday menaces of the 90s, others far more deep-seated and difficult to resolve. The problems are exacerbated by the burying of long griefs by some family members who mistake evasion for resolution.
language: English
title: Necessary Rites
titlecomplete: Necessary Rites
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division