The Middle Mist Author:Mary Renault Only the brilliant creator of The Persian Boy, Mary Renault, could have written this potent novel of deep and secret passions. Set mainly on a Thames houseboat, it is the story of two beautiful and complex women-lovers for five years--whose lives are shattered by the sudden arrival of a dangerously innocent young girl and a seductive young man.... more » Compassionate, wise, and deeply moving, The Middle Mist is vitage Renault--a great story-teller's searching look into the treacherous depths of sexual love.« less