The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James

Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/151988to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Spoils of Poynton Author: Henry James Narrator: Maureen O'Brien Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 05-15-09 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 122 ratings Genres: European Publisher's Summary: Mrs Gereth, a wealthy widow, is dreading the day that her son, Owen, gets married. She hopes that he will marry a woman who will appreciate their home and all of its treasures as she does. So she enlists the help of Fleda Vetch to try to corrupt the impending marriage of her son and Mona Brigstock - a philistine who is determined to marry Owen in order to inherit Mrs Gereth’s valuable possessions and home by any means. Meanwhile, Fleda hides her real feelings towards Owen. Even when he ends up feeling the same way, Fleda cannot bring herself to marry him as this would force him to break his engagement to Mona, and thus betray all of her own ideals.

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