Lael Tucker Wertenbaker

Boyle describes the tragedy of a society pushed to the edge by circumstance but as yet unaware of the dangers, the incipient evil, of the course it is choosing. In this setting, the passionate relationship between the appealing and vigorous but pro-Nazi Dr. Prochaska and the pampered, neurotic American young woman Pendennis, is a paradigm of the difficulty of individual love in a disordered world.

Explores the life of Pablo Picasso, the significant influences of his work, and the lasting contributions he has made in many art forms.