Cockroft, a composer and socialite in the mode of Quentin Crisp, lives in self-imposed exile. Rattling about his farmhouse in the Italian countryside, his only constant source of company is the ever loyal Timoleon Vieta - a mongrel with the most beautiful eyes. Unknown Binding , 214 pages Published February 28th 2004 by Not Avail (first published April 3rd 2003)