At a 1953 party thrown by Truman Capote in Italy, Tennessee Williams and his lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Bloom—a mysterious young Swedish beauty and aspiring actress—and their encounter will alter all of their lives. Ten years later, Frank revisits the events of that fateful summer from his deathbed, where he waits for Tennessee to visit him one final time. Anja has become reclusive, but in this "humane, witty, and bold" novel (Kirkus Reviews), a young man lures her back when he discovers she possesses the only surviving copy of Williams's final play.