The Wings of the Dove
Henry JamesThe story seems simple. Milly, a young orphaned American heiress goes to London with her older traveling companion and is introduced to British social mores. Kate, a young Englishwoman, is secretly engaged to Morton Densher. As he has no money, he is not considered marriage material by Kate's Aunt Maud. We soon discover, however, that Milly, who has fallen in love with Densher, has a terminal disease. How this all plays out is the plot of the novel. However, this book is much more than just the plot.
The book revolves around the characters' thoughts and ambitions. Much is not said, only thought, and the descriptions of these thoughts let me sink into the beauty of the words. It was like being in the middle of an impressionistic painting, sharing everyone's ever-changing feelings and emotions.