The Wings of the Dove

Emergingfromthegritandstigmaofpovertytoalifeoffairytaleprivilegeunderthewingofheraunt,thebeautifulandfinanciallyambitiousKateCroyisalreadyromanticallyinvolvedwithpromisingjournalistMertonDensherwhentheybecomeacquaintedwithMillyTheale,aNewYorksocialiteofimmensewealth.LearningofMilly'smortalillnessandpassionateattractiontoDensher,Katesetsthesceneforaromanticbetrayalintendedtosecureherlastingfinancialsecurity.AsthedyingMillyretreatswithinthecarnivalsplendourofaVenetianpalazzo,becomingthefrailhubofapredatorycircleoffortune-seekers,Jamesunfoldsaresonant,broodingtaleofdoomedpassion,betrayal,humanresilienceandremorse.