A seductive new collection from 'a magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday)
Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage. A father, free of his daughter's demands, takes a swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. Rose Tremain awakens the senses in this diverse collection of short stories, uncovering a dazzling range of human emotions and desires.