The Ebony Tower Av John Fowles

<p><b>An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world''s most exceptional writers.</b><br><br>A journalist visits an elderly painter and becomes intrigued by his young female companions. Four years'' worth of book research is set on fire in front of a writer. A successful MP disappears without a trace. <br><br>Written with stylistic innovation, this sequence of novellas exploring the nature of art echoes the themes and preoccupations of Fowles'' earlier work and cements his position as a master storyteller.<br><br>''Pick up any of these stories and you won''t, as they say, be able to put it down''<b> <i>Financial Times</i></b></p>