Jeffrey is little more than a stranger to Helen when he tells her to do things no other man has hinted at. A cultured, wealthy stranger who likes to play games of master and servant. In the secrecy of a London apartment, in the debauched opulence of a Parisian retreat, they become partners of perversity and shame. Emerging from the shadows of guilt, a resolutely virtuous young widow is transformed into a voracious wanton. This is a sophisticated erotic novel of extreme desires and shameful secrets.

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Jeffery is no more than a stranger to Helen when he tells her to do things no other man has even hinted at. He likes to paly games of master and servant. In the secrecy of a London apartment, in the debauched opulence of a Parisian retreat, they become partners in obsession, given to the pleasures of perversity and shame.