About the book: 1997 / Naive Maxine, brought up in a monastery boarding school, arrives in London to visit her young aunt, a famous “socialite,” who happily introduces her niece into the luxurious world of fashionable nightclubs and elegant aristocratic parties. Maxine's captivating freshness wins men's hearts, but the girl herself chooses the most unsuitable of all admirers. Not only are Harry Standim's adventures legendary - he also has an affair with Maxine's aunt...