Innocence in Search of Perversity by Eva Af Trolle

These are the shocking memoirs of a quiet, withdrawn, shy, beautiful Swedish au-pair, in London to learn English. This witty, self-effacing account of astonishing events is a minor occult masterpiece. Cleverly observed characters and everyday life, funny and true-to-life-dialogue, all bearing the unmistakable hallmark of absolute authenticity, combined with a deceptively light start, lead the reader into a genuinely shocking tale with a devastating climax – These memoirs are both an entertaining and disturbing read. A diffidently presented, briskly told account- its sheer quality makes it inadvertently a fleeting work of literature. From an innocent language school, to night-time encounters in Highgate Cemetery, disturbing events in a gothic house in North London, to the sarcophagae in the British Museum, and the Saxon burial grounds of Kent, this is a fast-moving tale of innocence in pursuit of perversity. With 16 illustrations. All illustrations feature the author