Publisher's Synopsis
Maia is leaving London to paint in the exotic setting of Morocco. Working as an assistant to a once-famous Historian, she is lured in by the freedom promised by her new surroundings. In the final days of summer, a sense of boredom and unease pervades the city. Maia is unwillingly drawn into the ways in which the clientele of the Grand Tazi pass their evenings. As the intense heat wears down her resistance, Maia succumbs to vice, and the freedom she once sought becomes eclipsed by shadowy dealings. Can she take back control of her life - and, more importantly, does she even want to?
