The Golden Bowl (Collector’s Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket

A glittering world of wealth and privilege masks a treacherous tangle of secrets and desire. An American heiress, newly wed to an Italian prince, believes she has found happiness-until a quiet betrayal threatens to unravel everything. As her father takes a new wife, past entanglements resurface, turning love and loyalty into a dangerous balancing act. Every glance, every word, and every silence carries the weight of unspoken truths, drawing them all toward an inevitable reckoning.

A masterpiece of psychological realism, The Golden Bowl stands as one of Henry James's most intricate explorations of wealth, power, and human consciousness. With its deeply nuanced characters and labyrinthine prose, the novel pushed the boundaries of literary modernism, influencing writers like Virginia Woolf and T. S. Eliot. James's exquisite attention to perception and moral ambiguity captures the shifting social dynamics of the early 20th century, where old-world aristocracy collides with American ambition. More than a novel of manners, it remains a timeless study of deception, self-awareness, and the fragile nature of relationships.