The subject of Hedgecoe's superb book, 'Possessions', is not simply images of beautiful young women in their natural state, it records their beauty in unimaginable locations whose opulence and magnificence match their human subjects. The photographer was allowed privileged access to the British residences of the rich, and he used these locations, usually places of wonder and delight, as settings for his images. His intention was to capture the attitudes of rich, privileged women in situations in which they exercised their perceived right to be comprehensively idle in fantastically furnished homes. He achieves this aim superbly, and demonstrates the eroticism that is implicit in their indolent lives. The women are complemented artistically by their fabulous environment, and the result is a visual feast. ( )