An attempt to portray the horror of certain men's brutal sexual domination of women, this novel by the German author of The Piano Teacher tells the story of Ger... » 

An attempt to portray the horror of certain men's brutal sexual domination of women, this novel by the German author of The Piano Teacher tells the story of Gerti, a woman who turns in revulsion from her husband to a younger man, only to discover that he too wishes to treat her unkindly. «