The Stranger at the Palazzo D'ORO by Paul Theroux But when the boys have

But when the boys have a chance meeting at the post office

Who knows the truth about the stolen Black Diamonds

And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth

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The Stranger at the Palazzo D'ORO by Paul Theroux But when the boys haveA young American walks into Sicily's Palazzo d'Oro during the '60s. Penniless, but swaggering with youth and burgeoning artistic talent, he accepts a proposition to become the companion to a beautiful and beguiling aristocrat. Their affair formal and restrained by day, torrid and passionate by night leads him to a place where nothing, not even his lover, is what it seems. This novella and three other tales explore the underbelly of sexual desire and