So Lovers Dream by Alec Waugh First Thus 3/6 Edition Cassell 1932. Completely free of any inscriptions or signs of ownership. Covers are VG+. In original chipped and notched pictorial dust jacket.

In the sun-kissed villas of 1920s Capri, disillusioned British novelist Mark Latham seeks inspiration amid azure seas and lemon groves, only to ignite a tempestuous affair with vivacious Italian contessa Elena. Their clandestine rendezvous—stolen amid cliffside paths and moonlit suppers—unravel when Elena's aristocratic husband uncovers the liaison, sparking a duel of honor and exile. As Mark grapples with creative block and cultural clashes, Waugh's 1931 novel unfurls with sensual lyricism, exploring the fragile alchemy of desire and disillusion in the Mediterranean idyll. It captures the Jazz Age's hedonistic haze and the ache of fleeting passions in a poignant, evocative reverie.

So Lovers Dream enchants collectors as a luminous rarity in Alec Waugh's romantic bibliography, its Caprian splendor a sought-after interlude amid his travelogues and scandals. Readers immerse in its languid sensuality and Mark's introspective yearning, evoking D.H. Lawrence's primal idylls or Norman Douglas' island erotics. Its cultural shimmer reflects Roaring Twenties expatriate bohemia and colonial longings, beguiling literary romance seekers. Collectors treasure its scarcity in Waugh's oeuvre, while readers languish in the citrus-scented trysts and bittersweet yearnings, deeming it a dreamy delight for aficionados of sensual escapism and Mediterranean musings.