Well, that was … different? Sort of like [b:Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell|14201|Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell|Susanna Clarke|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410A553CR8L._SL75_.jpg|3921305] lite, with fewer footnotes but more sex?
A dissolute young nobleman has unwise affairs and become entangled in ancient cultic ritual practices.I am positive that Kushner was inspired to write this by The Golden Bough or From Ritual to Romance.