BeforeBy: Irini Spanidou Series: Vintage International From the author of God's Snake, and Fear comes a stunning novel that shines light on what it means to be beautiful, and to be possessedby oneself, and by others. The setting is 1970s New York City, a time and place of creativity, sexual freedom, and unforeseen dangers. At its center is Beatrice, who is twenty five, mesmerizingly lovely, intelligent, and married to Ned, a volatile painter whose obsession