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Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny have been summoned to remote Cardavan House, home of the world’s largest private collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, for the unveiling of George Cardavan’s latest acquisition: a bone fide Egyptian mummy. When a bloodstained body is discovered beside the empty sarcophagus, Ishmael is dismissive of the theory that the mummy’s curse is to blame.

What happens when a snail falls in love with a little girl? Obviously he needs to write her a love letter! But which letter? And in what color? All the garden creatures try to help him in different ways that nearly lead to disaster. But our snail has stamina, and by accident and perseverance, he makes a wonderful discovery on his daring adventure.

Marginal gives us a picture of a way of life - that of the wandering homeless who drift from one hostel to another, sometimes across continents, sometimes within a street or two of where they were born, neither expecting nor even particularly desiring permanence in any aspect of their lives. These are the "marginal" ones of the title, who together with the staff of the institutions they pass through constitute the dramatis personae of the novel.

An elderly woman, recently bereaved and virtually disowned by her only son, ponders over the meaning of her very existence...leading to tragic consequences.