The Cage by Andrea Newman (Published by Anthony Blond, 1966)
Andrea Newman, who died recently, was a British author who is best remembered for her novels which became steamy, gripping television dramas about characters whose family relationships are fraught with sexual tensions and desires.
ITV’s must-see series of 1976, Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, is a compelling narrative based on themes from Greek tragedy, including incest, sexual obsession, betrayal and interfamilial violence, depicted by attractive well-spoken actors and situated in the affluent, upper-middle-class metropolitan elite.
The drama was ground-breaking in its psychological exploration of taboo subjects and its presentation of women with strong and complex desires.