
The novel follows the life of a young man named John, who is struggling to find his place in the world after leaving university. He becomes obsessed with an eddy on the floor of a river, which he believes holds the key to understanding the mysteries of life. As he becomes more and more fixated on the eddy, John's relationships with those around him begin to suffer, leading to a crisis point in his life.
By Bernard Capes · First published 1920 · Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime