The Wings of the Dove by Henry James

decided on via the present day Library as one of the a hundred fine novels of all time

Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the tale of Milly Theale, a naïve, doomed American heiress, and 2 fans, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to acquire her fortune. on this witty tragedy of treachery, self-deception, and betrayal, Henry James weaves together 3 ill-fated and absolutely human destinies all of sudden connected by way of desire, greed, and salvation. As Amy Bloom writes in her advent, “The Wings of the Dove is a unique of intimacy. . . . [James] offers us ardour, he offers us love in its terrible and enthralling forms.”