Mr. Foss, the thrifty American consul at Florence, walks home one October evening unaware that his quiet life is about to be upset. A splendid, warm-hearted and very rich American woman named Aurora descends on the city, and the comedy of her adventures among villas, expatriates and Italian society unfolds with affectionate irony.
A generous, leisurely comic novel of Americans abroad in the tradition of Henry James’s lighter work. Download the free EPUB.