Roman Fever

Tales of betrayal, rivalry and loss from the great chronicler of New YorkP#39;s Gilded Age, in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith Plt;pPgt;In these elegant and devastating tales of deception, desire and social intrigue, Edith Wharton exposes the brittle veneer of civility that masks human ambition and longing.Plt;/pPgt;Plt;pPgt;From the sunlit terraces of Rome to the drawing rooms of New York, WhartonP#8217;s characters navigate a world bound by class and convention, yet charged with emotional undercurrents they barely understand. In P#39;Roman FeverP#39;, two middle-aged women confront the unspoken rivalries that have shadowed their friendship for decades; in P#39;Mrs. MansteyP#8217;s ViewP#39;, a lonely widowP#8217;s cherished glimpse of life beyond her window becomes the stage for a quiet tragedy; and in P#39;After HolbeinP#39;, the elaborate pretences of two ageing New Yorkers reveal the haunting persistence of vanity and illusion.Plt;/pPgt;