Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father's business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter's proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina's attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.
- ISBN13 9798620970889
- Publish Date 10 March 2020 (first published 1 January 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Independently Published
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 280
- Language English