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"Originally written under a pseudonym, this thrilling novel of passion in post-World War II London was banned upon its publication in the late 1960s, and is only now being republished under the author's real name. Edith Templeton creates an indeliable character in the smartly dressed Louisa, a savvy young woman in the midst of a divorce who meets a charismatic man in a pub and within an hour has been sexually conquered by him on a garden bench. Thus begins her baffling but magnetic love affair with, and virtual enslavement to, Richard Gordon." "Gordon, a psychiatrist, keeps Louisa in his…
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9 editions · 4 languages- Paperback · English · 2004Vintage · 240 pages · 9781400030293
- Other · English · 2012Penguin Books, Limited · 9780241964651
- Other · English · 2012Penguin · 9780241964644
- Other · English · 2004Penguin Books Ltd · 240 pages · 9780141011875
- Other · English · 2003Pantheon Books · 226 pages · 9780375421945
- Other · English · 2002Viking · 226 pages · 9780670913909
FictionPsychiatristsSadomasochismScotsYoung womenFiction, psychologicalLondon (england), fictionFiction, erotica