First published in Great Britain in 2017 by

Carcanet Press Limited Alliance House, 30 Cross Street,

Manchester, M2 7AQ www.carcanet.co.uk Text copyright © Elaine Feinstein, 2017.

The right of Elaine Feinstein to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of

1988; all rights reserved.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 9781784103200

Typeset by XL Publishing Services, Exmouth Printed and bound in England by SRP Ltd, Exeter The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England