The Volcano Lover

A historical romance, Sontag's book is based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century. Passionately examining the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment, Sontag's novel is an exquisitely detailed picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art and love.

O poveste de dragoste istorica, cartea lui Sontag este bazata pe vietile lui Sir William Hamilton, ale sotiei sale, Emma, si ale lui Lord Nelson in ultimele decenii ale secolului al XVIII-lea. Examinand cu pasiune forma civilizatiei occidentale de la Iluminism incoace, romanul lui Sontag este o imagine extrem de detaliata a revolutiei, a destinului naturii, a artei si a iubirii.