A young religious writer named Timothy Byrne accepts an invitation
from a certain Lord Handon, an aristocratic admirer of his work, to
spend New Year's Eve in the company of a select gathering at
Rothermore House, Handon's country retreat, and he winds-up first
dancing and then falling in love with one of his fellow guests, who
happens to be an opera singer. Much debate and festivity take place
before Timothy discovers that, in conjunction with the other
guests, the real motive for their presence there is to learn of and
offer their services to the 'Voice Museum', an extraordinary
project situated in London's Piccadilly which houses voice
recordings of famous people in soundproofed booths where, for a
small sum, the public can sample words of wisdom and/or folly at
the touch of a button. Thus it is that Timothy agrees to allow his
voice to be recorded for future use by the museum's principal
director, Girish O'Donnell - as, of course, do each of the other
guests, all of whom are either established or budding talents in
the arts. Meanwhile Lord Handon has been attempting to conduct a
low-key relationship with Sarah Field, the opera singer, though
with little success, in view of her preference for Timothy and
knowledge of the viscount's secret - a secret which has more than a
little to do with the strange nature of his relations, necessarily
sublimated, with women. Equally unsuccessful are Handon's attempts
to subvert Timothy Byrne's spiritual standing as a self-styled guru
through his daughter, Geraldine, though, unbeknownst to anyone
else, the writer has already undermined it through Sarah and has no
need of further seductions Another of John O'Loughlin's
philosophic-turned-romantic novels, this one is nevertheless
somewhat bolder and freer than the others.
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