In the enchanted woods of a late-Scottish summer, assorted couples dance to music that is now traditional, now dewily romantic, now harshly discordant and in an atmosphere suffused with melancholy, love and lust become hard to distinguish.
Allan Massie was a Scottish journalist, sports writer and novelist. He was one of Scotland's most prolific and well-known journalists, writing regular columns for The Scotsman, The Sunday Times (Scotland) and the Scottish Daily Mail. He was the author of nearly 30 books, including 20 novels. He is notable for novels set in the distant past and Vichy France.