The Memorial Simon Toyne Yet beneath the disturbing surface

Yet beneath the disturbing surface of his observations lies an unfolding mystery of gripping power

autumnal skies and crumbling farmhouses of Piedmont

But when they're captured by a sadistic Dervish patrol

A haunting

dead or alive

The Memorial Simon Toyne Yet beneath the disturbing surfaceThe First World War is over. Eric Vernon is on the cusp of adulthood. Tall, bony and awkward he finds himself torn between a desire to emulate his heroic father, who led a life of quiet sacrifice, and resentment toward his father's roguish friend Edward Blake, who survived the war only to throw himself into gay life in Berlin. With subtle wit and trademark irony, Isherwood's second novel evokes a society in flux.