'If my art does not conquer you immediately, I may allow you to keep it in your house as a non-paying guest. Your fondness will turn to lust and your desire will soon demand satisfaction. You will tell me that you long for my art, and I will ask you what your longing amounts to in pounds.' Charles: art dealer, bon vivant, fantasist. Cosima: artist, aristocrat, half-feral visionary. Carmen: chambermaid-turned-muse, hustler. Art, sex and money are their lifeblood, society their playground -- but wealth and taste can only get you so far, and Fate will not be denied. A Partial Indulgence is a contemporary gothic voyage through a decadent world of high society and low morals. 'Theobald is an effortless, natural poet' -- Guardian on Trix www.stephanietheobald.co.uk