The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz is a single novel with three narrative strands, fourth century Rome, 1920s Germany and 1980s London. In each place, a small coterie is closely connected and separated from the larger world. In each story, the larger world regards the small coterie and its passionately held beliefs and secrets with suspicion and hostility. It is the story of eccentricity, its struggle, its triumph, its influence but also its defeat.
