After the Funeral Condition:Very Good Harrison writes of the ties

Harrison writes of the ties that bind mothers to their children – and the forces that can drive them apart

trust and deceit

longing to find some adventure or purpose in life

the author is in a unique position that affords him a dual perspective on language deriving from Western linguistic scholarship and the Japanese grammatical tradition

mysterious facts buried in Masonic history

After the Funeral Condition:Very Good Harrison writes of the tiesWhen Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother's Richard funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard' s will, Cora was clearly heard to say: "It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it But he was murdered, wasn't he?"In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery