Originally published in 1949, Matthew Smith writes with the
brilliance of an Arlen and the sophistication of a Maugham in this
vintage tale of high-fashioned passion that bares the souls and
appetites of mid-century old money. Nestled in rolling fields on
the eastern Connecticut shore stands Cragie, the sumptuous estate
of George Ridgley. Passersby admire its sprawling luxury and envy
its owner his many acres with their tenant farms, luxurious
buildings, and natural beauty. Here Eros launches five arrows that
find their mark at once, filling five cultivated and refined people
with passions that even the expansive rooms of Cragie can t
contain. First George Ridgley falls in love with Lesley, a
beautiful guest much his junior. Then Reggie, the playboy forgets
his selfishness to lose his heart to Audrey, a wealthy and sensuous
vixen. When Peter Drake, our tale s hero, flies back from Europe
and enters the scene, scandal erupts. These people woo in the same
sophisticated, pleasure guided way they live. They play at passion
as they play at backgammon to win."
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