Paperback original. 8vo. Pp. [vi], 334. Illustrated wraps in French flaps. Jacket illustration by Mick Brownfield.
Author's sixth novel. Jeremy is instantly smitten by Maria at a drinks party, his rash and immediate reaction upending his heretofore humdrum life. By the noted bibliophile, former proprietor of 'The Flask Bookshop' in Hampstead, and author of the perennial book collectors' guide, Modern First Editions. "Like a weird mix of Dickens and Martin Amis... This is the sort of book it is quite impossible to put down." –The Times