Synopsis: Architect Charles Waterston's 10-year marriage suddenly ends and his unwanted transfer to his firm's N.Y. office occurs. Christmas is approaching and a snowstorm strands him in a small Massachusetts town. While there, he rents an exquisite lakeside chateau. It once belonged to Sarah Ferguson who died two centuries ago. The moment Charlie sets foot inside the chateau, he feels her presence. He finds her diaries hidden away in an old trunk. What he reads gives him the courage to let go of his past and grasp the future.
There are poems from ancient tradition and from modern, short brash work, intense emotive pieces and snappy and witty tongue in cheek pieces. The book is a beatiful publication with a great introduction to a wide selection of poets. It explores the full gamut of what is eroticism from shy romantic fantasy all the way through to full frontal in your face sexuality. Great to read in bed with your partner, even better on your own on the bus on the way home from work.
