Century, London, 1995. Review copy. Fading to dustjacket spine, foxing to page edges.

From the author of Little Women, the first publication of a novel which portrays the sensuality and spirit of its Victorian heroine Rosamond Vivien, who has been brought up as a recluse by her indifferent grandfather. When Philip Tempest appears one stormy night, nothing prepares her for the life he lures her into sharing with him.