In the Absence of Men

<p><b>FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>LIE WITH ME</i></b><br><br>It is the summer of 1916 and with German Zeppelins on the skyline the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family the tranquillity of the city sits at odds with the salons and soirees he attends. But after an electrifying encounter with the enigmatic writer Marcel P draws Vincent&#146;s desires out into the light his ever-riskier liaisons with a young solider begin to shape Vincent&#146;s future.<br><br>Translated by Frank Wynne<br><br><b>'A short bold and original novel which beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth' <i>Independent</i></b></p>