Deception A Novel

In his most provocative novel since Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth explores the secret nuances of erotic love. A married, middle-aged American living in London has regular trysts with his married English mistress. Their story transforms us into eavesdroppers, witnesses to their deepest vulnerabilities. Swift, elegant, disturbing. . . .--Fay Weldon, The New York Times Book Review.