The History of a Pleasure Seeker

The adventures of adolescence had taught Piet Barol that he was extremely attractive to most women and to many men. He was old enough to be pragmatic
about this advantage...' It is 1907. The belle epoque is in full swing. Piet
Barol has escaped the drabness of the provinces for the grandest mansion in
Amsterdam. As tutor to the son of Europe's wealthiest hotelier, he learns the
intimate secrets of this glittering family - and changes it forever. With
nothing but his exquisite looks and wit to rely on, he is determined to make a
fortune of his own. But in the heady exhilaration of this new world, amid
delights and temptations he has only dreamed of, Piet discovers that some of the
liaisons he has cultivated are dangerous indeed.