Julius

<p><b>FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>REBECCA</i></b><br><br><b>''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'' </b>JULIE MYERSON<br><br><i>He was his own god, he, Julius Lévy, and the power he made for himself. He was beholden to nothing and to no one and his destiny belonged to him.<br><br> </i>Julius Lévy 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br><b>''Amazingly well-done, powerful'' </b><i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i><br><br><b>''A writer of fearless originality'' </b><i>GUARDIAN</i><br><br><b> ''One of the last century''s most original literary talents'' </b><i>DAILY TELEGRAPH</i></p>