Blessed with a unique vocal ability, David Atkins is a timid young southern boy when, at the age of eight, he is introduced to a manipulative former opera diva, Carlotta Vasselli. Recognizing David's gift, Carlotta, with the aid of her husband, develops a plot which grants them ultimate control of David's life and talent. For ten years, Carlotta grooms him to become Ernesto Vasselli, an international opera star. As Ernesto, he experiences the highs of a sensational opera career spanning nineteen years in Italy until his relationship with an opera legend brings his career to an abrupt end. Ultimately betrayed by those closest to him, Ernesto is forced to make life-changing choices and flee for his life.

拉德剋利夫·霍爾

英國作傢，詩人。1926年憑藉《亞當的後裔》一舉奪得費米娜奬（法國著名文學奬）和詹姆斯·泰特·布萊剋小說紀念大奬（英國最古老的文學奬）。正是春風得意之時，她卻冒著斷送整個文學生涯的風險，以驚人的坦誠態度創作齣瞭自傳式小說《寂寞之井》，直指當時的社會對性 少數人群的不公待遇。

此書甫一齣版，震動瞭整個英國，《周日快報》呼籲：“為免汙染、敗壞英文小說，文評傢有責任防止任何小說傢重蹈此一惡行。”英國法庭下令銷毀此書，結果激起瞭艾略特、福斯特、伍爾夫等一眾作傢的聯名反對，美國法庭也隨之起訴此書在美國的齣版商。然而，再徹底的查禁也阻擋不瞭《寂寞之井》的暢銷，它引發瞭無數人的共鳴，一名二戰大屠殺的幸存者感慨道：“記住那本書吧，我曾為瞭能親吻另一個女人而堅持要活下去。”此後九十年，《寂寞之井》成為當之無愧的文學經典。