Anais Nin decides to rewrite A Spy in the House of Love, making the "lie detector," which is supposed to represent the personification of the conscience, more clear. As with all of her novels, she draws from characters in her diaries, (thinly) disguises them, and turns them into fictional characters, seemingly unable to create from scratch out of her imagination.
A Spy in the House of Love is about an unfulfilled woman who seeks relationships with a string of men. It is about Anais and her inner reality and struggle to find an ideal relationship. There is some feeling of guilt, but it is overpowered by the need to find personal fulfillment and satisfaction. Does she want to be free, or does she want to be caught? Does she want to be judged, or does she want to be accepted?
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