TENDER IS THE NIGHT - Penguin Modern Classics

It is the 1920s and the French Riviera is the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Into their glamorous circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star. She is instantly attracted to the Divers yet she understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that bind them together. When Dick becomes entangled with Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself on a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive. Fitzgerald's exquisite, lyrical novel draws deeply on his own experience. As Richard Godden's Introduction emphasizes, he depicts this age of metealism, shattered idalism and broken dreams in a way that is both personal and universal.