The Man In The Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam****

Volume 2 of the Old Filth trilogy tells the story from Betty's point of view( Eddie Feathers' wife, who has died when Volume 1 has just begun). I enjoyed this story much more than the first volume. Much of what we learned about Betty in Volume 1 is explained more fully, especially her relationship with Veneering, who as we know was a long-time rival of Eddie's. We don't learn as much about her childhood, mainly I think because it was not important to the story of meeting, marrying and living with Eddie Feathers.there are a few coincidences in this novel, like Isobel Goldenby being a friend of Betty's, and Eddie never finds it, even though he also has a relationship with her.

I'm going to move right on to Volume 3- Lost Friends