Lucy Freeman

An intricately plotted tale of thwarted love and betrayal, "The Golden Bowl" tells the story of an extravagantly rich American widower and his sheltered daughter, both of whom marry only to discover that their respective mates, a beautiful American expatriate and an impoverished Italian aristocrat, are entangled with one another in a romantic intrigue of seduction and deceit.

旅行中に親しくなった上流階級の二つの家。両家から恋におちたヘレンとポールだったが、別れることに。だがやがて両家は隣同士として住むことに……。閉塞的な英階級社会に生きる人々の愛憎。