The Vet's Daughter Author:Barbara Comyns Barbara Comynss novel is a work of gutteral realism with a visionary edge. A veterinarian inhabits a sinister London suburb with his daughter, Alice, and invalid wife, both of whom he treats with savage brutality. When his wife dies, he takes up with his new housekeeper, a crass and abusive woman, leading Alice to retreat deep into herself... more ». Soon, however, Alice discovers she has extraordinary powers. This powerful English novel about outraged innocence is equally a work of outrageous imagination. The Vets Daughter was serialized and dramatized by BBC radio and, in 1978, turned into a musical called The Clapham Wonder.« less