In a narrative that probes far beneath the surface of ordinary human experience, Nicholas Mosley tells the story of the tragic love between Kate Lambourne and Robert Croft, a love that twisted itself into a corrupted fantasy of mingled passion and hate, and nearly wrecked three lives.
Nicholas Mosley was educated at Eton and Oxford. He served in Italy during World War II, and published his first novel, Spaces of the Dark, in 1951. His book Hopeful Monsters won the 1990 Whitbread Award.
Mosley was the author of several works of nonfiction, most notably the autobiography Efforts at Truth and a biography of his father, Sir Oswald Mosley, entitled Rules of the Game/Beyond the Pale.
Well written, a bit creepy, and Venice is always a good backdrop for corruption! The riot scene toward the end was completely gripping and perfectly matched Robert's frame of mind.