I bought the wrong effing one! Ugh! Dang! And I have never read anything by her. They had this one too, but I grabbed a different one with a cover that reminded me of this.
The only place I can find it now is pirating it off the dang internet (my neighbor's idea, the one who doesn't know it's illegal). I even called local bookstores.
I saw it there too. I am now sorting through more of grans books, she had it in audiobook on cd, normally she had it in paperback so she could read along.
There is an apartment complex behind me to the left, so lots of neighbors. Then we have the halfway house about 10 doors down to the left across the street!
Ammy has both new and second-hand copies - http://www.amazon.com/Absent-Spring-Mary-Westmacott/dp/0006499473/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1442866434&sr=8-2&keywords=absent+in+the+spring
Alibris also seems to have various editions - http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?title=absent+in+the+spring&mtype=B
I just hope she doesn't drop off a computer printed copy. And yes, she did find it. I didn't actually think she would.
Forgot to add, in australia.