If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King Paperback Book 9780141192192

Laurence is a young exsailor who cant resist the lure of the good life and when he finds a job as chauffeur to the wealthy Mr and Mrs Bannister his occasional work leaves him free to indulge Bannister himself is bitter his twisted leg keeps him on the sidelines while his ravishingly beautiful wife endures his moods with saintly patience