Mrs. Gereth has spent her life filling Poynton with exquisite things, and now her son Owen is to marry Mona Brigstock of Waterbath, a house of hideous decoration. Desperate to save her treasures, she enlists Fleda Vetch, a poor girl with perfect taste, who finds herself in love with Owen and caught between mother and son.
A compact, brilliant James novel about possessions, scruples and the cost of good taste. Download the free EPUB.