The story of a widow, whose future looks bleak until she meets a Greek shipping millionaire. She is swept into the world of international money and financial intrigue in the cities of London, New York and Athens, and to a Greek island - where tragedy threatens her idyllic new life. Eventually she discovers a truth about her life which enables her to succeed as a painter. Love the Bright Foreigner is written by the author of Distinctions of Class and its publication is planned to coincide with the Pan edition o f Distinctions of Class.