Set in Venice, Morton Vint, a young writer fascinated by iconic poet Jeffrey Aspern, strives to get his hands on the letters Aspern wrote to his mistress, Juliana Bordereau. Now, decades later, Juliana lives in a Venetian palazzo with her niece, whom she dominates and Morton will come to seduce. But do these letters really exist and what scandalous information will they bring to the surface?
