{"product_id":"the-wings-of-the-dove-paperback","title":"The Wings of the Dove - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, \u003cb\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \"\u003cb\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/b\u003e is a novel of intimacy. . . . [James] gives us passion, he gives us love in its terrible and enchanting forms.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naive, 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370087317727,"sku":"9780812967197","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/u5v9HPT-U79780812967197.webp?v=1789150331","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-wings-of-the-dove-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}