Europeans gay and straight populate a story inspired by artists and writers who moved in the Bohemian circles of Paris before the first World War. Readers may trace hints left by the work of classic authors such as D.H. Lawrence and Radcliffe Hall while the multiple characters of The Other Side offer fresh insights. Parisian playwright Charlie whose wealth, success and good looks turn heads is well known on both sides of the channel. But she is also an English aristocrat. Is a love affair with a painter of less exalted origins likely? Can the demimonde of the early twentieth century have imagined true love for serious artist, Anna, or for Charlie?