UtzBruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a

'A mystery of labyrinthine complexity' - Sunday Telegraph

irresistible romance

For Eleanor

It sounded like static to begin with

The Loop charts her struggle

Gosanda and Ignatius Quoits

But when she realizes he is none other than former wunderkind politician Clark Mason

But first you must travel to Victorian Yorkshire

"Atkins' research into blues history adds depth and context to the always entertaining story

It is also an eerie psychological ghost story in the European tradition

she had pointed out the considerable faults of her companions

dealing with everything from chicken-pox to the amours of a visiting Duchess' (Daily Telegraph)