As his delectable Leila warms the hearth of the Mental Marquis in Paris, lovelorn Darcy Thormond Dancer Kildare swoops off in search of a mistress for Andromeda Park in this third novel in J.P. Donleavy's uproarious sequence of adventures of the irresistible Irish scion.
Aided and abetted by the artful Ronald Rashers, Darcy rollicks his way into the arms of a bevy of boisterous maidens, from lusty Felicity Durrow-Mountmellton, to a brash bohemian artist Lois and dancing Dingbats Mollie. But as the erotic excursions begin to sap his spirits (not to mention vital energies), Darcy is torn by torturous thoughts of lovely Leila, while the silent, draughty halls of Andromeda drive him to despair...