Bored and lonely, 15-year-old Helene decides to pay a visit to her father's mistress. Within days, she is captivated by Tamara, a Russian emigre whose arts of enchantment include lingering kisses,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
How surprising that the author of this provocative novel was only 19-years-old. How does a 19-year-old gain such experience, such insight, such maturity? Exceedingly well-written, intense, psychological, dark, lovely. The reader is captured, held hostage to the story.
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