Through chance, luck and choice, one man\'s life takes him from a modest apartment in Hungary to the elite society of London - in this captivating new novel about the forces that make and break our livesFifteen-year-old Istvan lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour - a married woman close to his mother\'s age - as his only companion. As these encounters shift into a clandestine relationship, Istvan\'s life spirals out of control.Years later, rising through the ranks from the army to the elite circles of London\'s super-rich, he navigates the twenty-first century\'s tides of money and power. Torn between love, intimacy, status, and wealth, his newfound riches threaten to undo him completely.