Set internationally and spanning three decades,Daniel Martinis, among other things, an exploration of what it is to be English. Daniel is a screenwriter working in Hollywood, who finds himself dissatisfied with his career and with the person he has become. In a richly evoked narrative, Daniel travels home to reconcile with a dying friend, and also to visit his own forgotten past in an attempt to discover himself.

John Fowles won international recognition withThe Collector, his first published title, in 1963. He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power. This reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works includingThe Aristos,The Magus,The French Lieutenant's Woman,The Ebony Tower,Daniel Martin,MantissaandA Maggot. John Fowles died in 2005.

Fowles' magnum opus further bolsters his reputation for innovative, passionately imagined storytelling