The Tall Villa

256 pp. The author is the daughter of Charles Kingsley. "When her husband loses his fortune, Frances Copley, a beautiful English society woman, retires to a hitherto despised house, The Tall Villa, where she finds a welcome refuge after the smash. Alone in the light-filled drawing room she becomes increasingly aware of something straining for her attention. The weeks that follow witness the growth and mysterious consummation of one of the most daring and romantic relationships ever imagined."