"The book I most often give as a gift to cheer people up." --Hilary Mantel "Tart, beguiling, witty and compassionate, Madeleine St. John's novel is a literary boost for the spirits." --Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air "A deceptively smart comic gem." -The New York Times Book Review "Witty and delicious." -People The women in black, so named for the black frocks they wear while...