Agents and Witnesses Author:P. H. Newby A novel of the Mediterranean from P.H. Newby, the first ever winner of the Booker Prize. Set on the island of Sankilos, Agents and Witnesses is the story of Pierre Bartas, a young French architect, whose interest is aroused by the arrival of his new neighbours, Madame Keats and her two daughters, Marthe and Anna. Drawn more and more to Anna,... more » she becomes the link that weaves his own story to the shady political manoeuvrings of the island, bringing him into contact with the mysterious billionaire Soureili Pasha. Amid a backdrop of political backstabbing, media propaganda and shifting personalities Newby interlaces an adventurous drama with the delicate love story of Pierre and Anna.« less