Soon after the end of World War II, a disillusioned veteran and U.S. Army major named Aldred Leith travels to a Japanese island, hoping to understand the impact of the war on the place. Meanwhile, his friend Peter Exley is investigati...

A young English girl fleeing her past, Jenny is introduced to the social life of Naples, Italy, where she finds intrigue as well as glamour as she becomes embroiled in the lives of Giocanda, a gifted writer; her lover Gianni, a famous...

During the Feast of the Ascension, Sophie, a young English girl visiting Italy, meets, allows herself to be seduced by, and falls in love with Tancredi, a middle-aged architect separated from his wife. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.