It was followed by Sister Gin in 1975 , a novel about Su , a 46 - year - old woman whose carefully constructed life seemingly falls apart at the onset of menopause .
Arnold 's second novel , The Cook and the Carpenter , was published in 1973 .
novel was followed by Sister Gin in 1975 , a novel about Su , a 46 - year - old woman whose carefully constructed life seemingly falls apart at the onset of menopause .
Arnold 's second novel , The Cook and the Carpenter , was published in 1973 .