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Mrs Gereth is convinced that Fleda Vetch would make the perfect daughter-in-law. Only the dreamy, highly-strung young woman can genuinely appreciate, and perhaps eventually share, Mrs Gereth’s passion for her ‘things’ - the antique treasures she has amassed at Poynton Park in the south of England. Owen Gereth, however, has inconveniently become engaged to the uncultured Mona Brigstock. As a dramatic family quarrel unfolds, the hesitating Fleda is drawn in, yet she remains reluctant to captivate Owen, who seems as attracted to her as she is to him. Is she motivated by scruple or fear? In The Spoils of Poynton (1897), Henry James created a work of exquisite ambiguity in his depiction of three women fighting for the allegiance of one weak-willed man.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #159378 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and settled in Europe in 1875. He was a regular contributor of reviews, critical essays, and short stories to American periodicals. He is best known for his many novels of American and European character.

Customer Reviews

Anger in family ties
How easy can it be for a son to tell his mother she has gone too far with her daughter in law? Who is the son supposed to believe? His mother or his wife? This a common problem, everyone may be confronted to this, but still a dilemma which stems from a problem about furniture is not exactly a real problem between mothers and sons - and yet it is in this novel and anger, jealousy are very well put. Very Jamesian.