Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [x], 212, [2, blank]. Cream white wraps printed in black.
Signed by Author to title page.
Author's fourth short story collection. Twelve variations on the theme of longing and sexual obsession, including the title story, in which an illicit couple indulge in extreme sex acts amid the ruins of Rome. Selected for Granta's List of Best Young British Authors in both 1993 and 2003. Recipient of numerous awards, including the 2007 Costa Book of the Year Prize for her novel Day. "A world-class fiction writer." –Thomas Lynch, New York Times Book Review