Winner of the 1986 John Llewelly Rhys Memorial Prize. Before Roger, Anna was a shy office girl from Acton - quite pretty, quite bored, quite happy. Roger is selfish and ambitious, but Anna falls for him nevertheless and her desire, both romantic and erotic, quickly turns to overwhelming love. Roger is fatally attracted by the strength of Anna's obsessive passion as well as by her body. He cannot escape. She cannot live without her.