The Finisher

Lavishly set in the Victorian period of the 1870's, The Finisher explores the unique story of Anna-Leigh Oliver, a girl who has lived almost her entire life cloistered away as a servant in a convent, and possesses no experience with the outside world. Upon the death of her aunt, the executors of the estate send Anna-Leigh to New England's most exclusive finishing school, so that she might be educated as to the world about her. Bright and beautiful, intelligent and talented, yet entirely na�ve, young Anna-Leigh's curiosity knows no bounds. A natural artist, who excels in all her classes, yet terribly quiet and shy, once the headmistress learns of Anna-Leigh's ignorance about the masculine sex, she brings in a special art tutor, �douard Henri (Paul) Avril to polish her artistic talents, as well as educate her in everything the beautiful, yet achingly innocent young girl should know about men. An exuberant and richly embroidered tale of youth, beauty, natural curiosity, and discovery, The Finisher is as much a classic and lively romance as a softly sensual erotic novel.