01794ojm 2200277z- 450 991014905820332120230912161814.00-00-813704-8(CKB)3710000000924169(BIP)051310783(EXLCZ)99371000000092416920231107c2015uuuu -u- -engWings of the DoveHarperCollins UKThe vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; "the crown of Henry James's achievement." Now a critically acclaimed film.The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; "the crown of Henry James's achievement." Now a critically acclaimed film.Kate Croy is a beautiful but impoverished young woman forced to live with her successful but astringent Aunt, Maude Lower. Lower intends Kate to marry the aristocratic Lord Mark, but she is already in love with a journalist, Merton Densher. Though their lack of money prevents the two from marrying, the destitute couple soon become friends with Milly Theale, an American heiress with an ambiguous ailment and an obvious affection for Densher. As Theale's health grows worse, Kate weaves a web of intrigue that pushes Densher into Theale's arms in the hopes of securing her fortune. Theale retreats to Venice in the last throes of her sickness, and Densher, realizing the extent of Kate's manipulation, forces her to choose between money and love.London (england)FictionVenice (italy)Literature and fictionJames Henry1843-1916131924Scales PrunellaothAUDIO9910149058203321Wings of the dove179530UNINA