Life in the West

In the first installment of the Squire Quartet by Brian W. Aldiss, Thomas C. Squire, a prominent documentarian and former secret agent, finds himself entangled in both personal and professional turmoil during an international media symposium in Sicily. As he navigates an intriguing relationship with the enigmatic Selina Ajdina, Squire grapples with his own infidelity, the tragic shadows of his father's death, and the looming threat to his ancestral home in England.