Wings of the Dove
When Milly Theale travels to London she meets Kate Croy, and is introduced to her love, Merton Densher. Kate is facing an impossible choice - either marry the man she loves, or give him up in order to take her rightful place in society.
When Milly Theale travels to London she meets Kate Croy, and is introduced to her love, Merton Densher. Kate is facing an impossible choice - either marry the man she loves, or give him up in order to take her rightful place in society.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780786882519 (0786882514)
Publish date: November 21st 1997
Publisher: Miramax Books
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century
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