The Wings of the Dove - (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) by Henry James (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time</b> <p/>Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, <b>The Wings of the Dove</b> 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, "<b>The Wings of the Dove</b> is a novel of intimacy. . . . [James] gives us passion, he gives us love in its terrible and enchanting forms."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>The Wings of the Dove</i> represents the pinnacle of James's prose."--Louis Auchincloss<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Amy Bloom</b> is the author of two collections of short stories, including <i>A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You</i>; a novel, <i>Love Invents Us</i>; and a nonfiction book, <i>Normal</i>. Her work has appeared in various publications and is widely anthologized. She lives in Connecticut and teaches at Yale.
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