Susy and Nick Lansing are charming, well connected and broke. They marry on a clear-eyed pact: live on the hospitality of their wealthy friends, beginning with a borrowed villa on Lake Como, and part when someone richer comes along. But honeymoon follows honeymoon across Italy, Paris and Venice, and their arrangement begins to cost more than either expected.
Wharton’s sharp, witty look at love and money among expatriate Americans in 1920s Europe. Download the free EPUB.