"Beware of deer." This sentence, which lawyer Watts once read in a wildlife park, is all he can say to anyone who speaks of the delicate and self-sacrificing Ann Ambros. For as doe-eyed as Ann may go through life, she ruthlessly takes what she wants. She seduces her sister's husband, drives not only San Francisco but also Vienna to despair, ensures that she always gets the best, and that people are still grateful when they are allowed to give her the shirt off their backs. Vicki Baum tells the story of a woman you don't want to cross - yet whose spell you cannot escape until the very last page.