The Moth and the Mountain

Whilst I enjoyed this book, it is clearly hampered by the limited written data available and the fact that none of the key participants is alive to supplement the lacking data (what did he do all those years in New Zealand?; what did the various women in his life make of his unfaithful behaviour?). I also found the flow a bit disjointed, not helped by points being repeated in separate chapters, or a footnote telling a tale and then the main text tells the same tale.

I think it was the author's obvious fascination for (and, perhaps bewilderment of) Maurice which overcame my reservations about the book.