At Night in the Floating World

By Penny Doyle Douglas

. . .in sumptuous suites, amid trailing puddles of silk and fervent whispers in the night. . .Government operative Nick Barber-an insomniac ex-soldier banking his earnings to fund a nebulous future-becomes entangled in revolutionary intrigue and enchanted by a seemingly unknowable, living artwork known only as Xie. . . .during stolen after-hours encounters, through an exchange of ever-more-intimate letters. . . Beneath Xie's luxurious gowns, priceless jewels, and ornately-painted face lives a man-Brighton James-with a talent for story-weaving, a hunger for beauty, and a need not for rescue, but for escape.. . .in clandestine meetings fraught with the danger of exposure. . .As a one-world government balances repressive class distinctions and close controls on personal wealth and behavior by elevating leisure time to an art in designated pleasure districts. In a high-rise called the Icehouse-the glittering heart of these high-style centers of art and culture, and home of the celebrated urban geisha called Xie-a web of intrigue is exposed, tangling its denizens in gilded threads pulled taut with tension. As the world teeters on the brink of deadly revolution, Nick dives ever-deeper into political danger, while Brighton swims toward the surface of a threat much closer, much more personal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692950729
• ISBN13: 9780692950722
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Icehouse Publishing
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"