"THE NEEDLE"S EYE is that rare thing, a book one wishes were longer than it is." THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS Rose Vassiliou and Simon Camish meet at a friend"s dinner party. He"s a barrister in a loveless marriage, she"s divorced, but her ex-husband is now demanding custody. Rose vows to win the savage custody battle to keep her children and needs Simon to help her. Yet as they become emotionally involved, Rose feels Simon could jeopardize her chances...