Small g

At the 'small g', a Zurich bar known for its not exclusively gay clientele, the lives of a small community are played out one summer.

Rickie Markwalder, a designer whose young lover Peter was murdered six months before, and his performing dog Lulu are regulars at the bar, as are dour, jealous Renate, a seamstress, and her teenage apprentice Luisa. Into all their lives comes Teddie, impressionable and beautiful, and a catalyst for the series of events that will change their lives.

Patricia Highsmith's final novel is an intricate exploration of love and sexuality, the depths of spite and the triumph of human kindness.