Author:Patrick White
Eddie Twyborn is bisexual and beautiful, the son of a Judge and a drunken mother. With his androgynous hero - Eudoxia/Eddie/Eadith Twyborn - and through his search for identity, for self-affirmation and love in its many forms, Patrick White takes us into the ambiguous landscapes, sexual, psychological and spiritual, of the human condition.
[An] exploration of an extremely slippery characterological realm offers many substantial pleasures
—— Benjamin DeMott , New York TimesIt challenges comparison with some of the world's most bizarre masterpieces
—— Financial TimesPatrick White is, in the finest sense, a world novelist. His themes are catholic and complex and he persues them with a single-minded energy and vision
—— Robert Nye , GuardianFull-blooded, dramatic, exciting
—— ObserverJean Plaidy knows her period and manages with skill a crowded cast
—— Times Literary SupplementOne of England's foremost historical novelists
—— Birmingham MailA fascinating historical romance ... vividly drawn
—— Manchester Evening NewsJean Plaidy shows the meticulous nature of her research and her ability to tell a good story without fuss or pretension
—— SphereSteve Bunce delivers a knockout read
—— David HayeBuncey pulls no punches - a great read
—— Ricky Hatton