Stefan Burnley

The Fall of Titus Stefan Burnley

Cambridge 2011. Charismatic academic, Titus Wolff, is at the peak of his personal and professional life: a shining star in the classical scholarship firmament, orbited by the women - mother, wife, daughter, PA, mistress - who love him. But just when he seems infallible, Titus stumbles. Controversial comments made during an ill-judged media appearance bring public outrage; a spat with a pugnacious tabloid journalist turns sour; at home, changes in his daughter's behaviour threaten to tear the family apart. Then comes a series of menacing letters... Escaping the flak, Titus is caught up in a cataclysmic natural disaster. As his fate hangs in the balance, the book examines the impact of the disaster, not only on himself and the women he loves, but on those who are out to get him. 'The Fall of Titus' is a gripping tale of revenge and forgiveness; a tragicomic study of human frailty and a tribute to the power of female will.