Once he gets the job, he contacts his predecessor, who issues mysterious warnings about life on the island, but refuses to elaborate. As their affair develops, Nicholas also pursues an employment opportunity at a school in Greece, finding himself unexpectedly and inexplicably drawn to both the job and the country. The object of his "affections" this time is the vulnerable, sexually eager, and emotionally manipulative Alison, equal parts victim and user herself. The novel begins with Nicholas in England, where he embarks on what he believes will be one of his customary manipulative and dismissive affairs with women.
and the free-flowing mystery of life is now ready to begin. Only on the novel's very last page are protagonist and reader alike assured that the carefully woven mystery is over. Vivid imagery, dense language, and intriguingly layered characterizations thread, collide and intertwine throughout the narrative until the reader, like Nicholas, is unsure of what's true and what's fabricated by the characters. It tells the story of a self-centered young Briton, Nicholas Urfe, who, over the course of a magical summer in Greece, discovers sometimes frightening truths about himself and about the nature of life. This thematically complex novel is equal parts psychological study and mystery thriller, using the narrative structure of the latter as a framework for the former.
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