{"product_id":"foreign-affairs-9781943910090","title":"Foreign Affairs","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hugh Fleetwood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaolo Levin is an accomplished American concert pianist living in Rome. Intensely self-absorbed, Paolo values his independence above all else and has no desire to be trapped in the commitments of a relationship. But he can't seem to shake off the attentions of Ralph, the sinister crippled boy who is in love with Paolo and persists in stalking him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One morning Paolo awakes in terror to find himself handcuffed to his bed with Ralph looming over him. Paolo's most precious parts - his hands - are to be forfeit unless he submits to Ralph's bizarre demands ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Described by one critic as \"the master of modern horror,\" Hugh Fleetwood is the award-winning author of more than twenty volumes of fiction, including the classics \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Passed for Normal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Death\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), his third novel, is a wickedly compelling thriller whose unexpected twists and turns will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the shocking conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I must repeat my admiration for the high promise shown in \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e. Hugh Fleetwood appears much the most talented young English author I've come across in some time.\" - Peter Prince, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A gripping novel.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooks and Bookmen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A rich, gruesome, irresistibly readable book.\" - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mr. Fleetwood can write like a dream ... and really get into your head. He reaches down and stirs up with venomous delight the nameless, faceless things swimming far below the levels of consciousness.\" - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46483411468439,"sku":"9781943910090","price":1917.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781943910090.jpg?v=1766319540","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/foreign-affairs-9781943910090","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}