Don't Move

Timoteo: high-flying career as a surgeon, beautiful wife, luxurious apartment, villa by the sea - he seems the epitome of success and glamour. The story of a doomed love affair with a woman who, from the moment Timoteo meets her, undermines everything he thought he knew about himself.

Highly charged stuff-the writing is tense, taut and very graphic

Like the ancient mariner, Timoteo's story grips you to the end

A psychological study of passion, degradation and guilt...a powerful depiction of the struggle in human nature between the ephemeral quest for love and the quest for self-knowledge

A powerful, visceral and unforgettable story

Exhilarating

Margaret Mazzantini was born in Dublin and now lives in Rome. She trained as an actress but left the stage to concentrate on writing. Don't Move is her second novel and won the prestigious Strega Prize. She has three children and is married to the actor Sergio Castelitto, who will star, alongside Penelope Cruz, in the forthcoming film of the book.