This ingenious moral tale, more in the style of the author's alter ego Barbara Vine, tells how a trickster wins the confidence of (and lives off) a succession of naive young women in the England of the 1990s and eventually meets his fate. Particularly good on harassment by the media. My only criticism is the length. Although I wanted to see how the story would end, getting there needed stamina! A good read nonetheless.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 20 September 2003 ) |
