Nineteen-year-old Annabella Milbanke, visiting London for the swirl of parties and engagements of the season, is introduced to Lord Byron at a waltz. He has just published Childe Harold, and is surrounded by a crowd of admirers, one of whom is his half-sister, Augusta Leigh. Annabella and Byron fall in love, but Augusta’s unwelcome presence in their relationship becomes increasingly unbearable. Caught up in a potentially scandalous love triangle, Annabella must decide whether following her heart is the most dangerous thing she has ever done ...

‘Byron’s story, in the hands of a writer of Markovits’s talent, becomes much more than a period drama - it is a study of human frailty. It is, moreover, a triumph.’ (Scotland on Sunday)
‘A hypnotic, impeccably researched and dazzling glimpse into a psyche which has fascinated the world for nearly 200 years.’ (Independent)
‘Markovits creates a sure sense of his characters’ outer world and - more vividly still - explores their tormented hearts ... Superb.’ (Daily Telegraph)

A szerzőről:
Benjamin Markovits grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He left an unpromising career as a professional basketball player to study the Romantics. Since then he has taught high school English, edited a left-wing cultural magazine and written essays, stories and reviews for, among other publications, the New York Times, Guardian, London Review of Books and Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of the novels The Syme Papers, Either Side of Winter and Imposture. Markovits has lived in London since 2000 and is married with one daughter. He teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.