Julius - Daphne du Maurier

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'This is a tale of such emotional brutality and moral dislocation that it feels as if it's been wrought by a master, someone who has seen, known and grappled with the world' JULIE MYERSONHe was his own god, he, Julius L�vy, and the power he made for himself. He was beholden to nothing and to no one and his destiny belonged to him. Julius L�vy learns early in life that kindness is a weakness and love is possession. He escapes his impoverished upbringing on the banks of the Seine, swindles his way through sun-drenched Algiers, and lands in London as a young man, ready to make his fortune. Hungry for power, Julius becomes one of the wealthiest men in the country. Rich and ruthless, he cares for no one - until one day, he notices his daughter as if for the first time. From that moment on, she becomes his one weakness, and his suffocating obsession. 'Amazingly well-done, powerful' KIRKUS REVIEWS'A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH