The Wings of the Dove - (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) by Henry James (Paperback)
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- Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naïve, doomed American heiress, and a pair of lovers, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to obtain her fortune.
- About the Author: Amy Bloom is the author of four novels: White Houses, Lucky Us, Away, and Love Invents Us; and three collections of short stories: Where the God Of Love Hangs Out, Come to Me (finalist for the National Book Award), and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award).
- 768 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
- Series Name: Modern Library 100 Best Novels
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Book Synopsis
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naïve, doomed American heiress, and a pair of lovers, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to obtain her fortune. In this witty tragedy of treachery, self-deception, and betrayal, Henry James weaves together three ill-fated and wholly human destinies unexpectedly linked by desire, greed, and salvation. As Amy Bloom writes in her Introduction, "The Wings of the Dove is a novel of intimacy. . . . [James] gives us passion, he gives us love in its terrible and enchanting forms."Review Quotes
"The Wings of the Dove represents the pinnacle of James's prose."--Louis Auchincloss
About the Author
Amy Bloom is the author of four novels: White Houses, Lucky Us, Away, and Love Invents Us; and three collections of short stories: Where the God Of Love Hangs Out, Come to Me (finalist for the National Book Award), and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). Her first book of nonfiction, Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops and Hermaphrodites with Attitudes, is a staple of university sociology and biology courses. Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir, In Love. She has written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Elle, The Atlantic, Slate, and Salon, and her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She is the Director of the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University.Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x 1.65 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.24 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 768
Series Title: Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Format: Paperback
Author: Henry James
Language: English
Street Date: April 8, 2003
TCIN: 81600603
UPC: 9780812967197
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-4229
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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