Delphine, from Copenhagen, is enchanted by a painting by a French artist and can't resist sending him a fan letter. Although married, he can't resist responding... A novel in the form of letters seems old-fashioned, but this imparts a thrilling intensity as the relationship blossoms from mischievous teasing to flirting, and eventually into passion. It creates an atmosphere which is almost claustrophobic, evoked by emotional description, interrupted, now and then, by the physical world as the writers picture themselves visiting galleries and hotels. What will happen when they eventually meet? The final twist hits the reader with as much of a coup de foudre as Delphine's realization that she is in love. An exquisite, extraordinary and erotic novel. (Kirkus UK)
