Territorial Rights

by Muriel Spark

First published 1979

Fleeing London for Venice, Robert seeks out his enigmatic lover Lina. But in the city's grand carnival of lust and deceit, his staid academic dreams give way to a priceless education in the complexities of the heart. As he chases Lina through a world of cocktail parties and regicide, Robert must confront his own shifting desires and the eternal, elusive mysteries of love, art, and beauty.

Genres: fiction, romance, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary

Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, mystery

Setting: Italy, Venice

Period: 20th-century

224 pages · Paperback · Virago

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