Put off at the last moment by a telegram from Anna Leath, the widow he hopes to marry, the American diplomat George Darrow drifts into a few days in Paris with Sophy Viner, a young woman adrift herself. Months later, at Anna’s château of Givré, he finds that what happened in those days cannot stay buried.
A subtle, closely observed novel of conscience and desire, often compared to Henry James and admired for its psychological precision. Download the free EPUB.