New York Times bestselling author Tosches explores the dark side of love in this new novel about Nick, an aging New York writer whose mounting malaise is swept away by a stranger who reignites his senses to the world, both sexual and spiritual. But when Nick tries to sustain his intense rapture, he鈥檚 driven to a disturbing madness. 鈥淭his is a wonderful book, but dark,鈥 says Nelson. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a love story of a very different kind, it has the kind of rage and dystopian vision of somebody like [Augustine] Burroughs鈥ritty and a little dirty.鈥