The Dilettante

Thursdale visits the sophisticated Mrs. Vervain even as his engagement to another woman forces him to examine his habits, loyalties, and appetite for emotional complication. Edith Whartons elegant social comedy explores flirtation, self-deception, and the dangerous ease with which a practiced dilettante moves between affection and indifference. Recommended for listeners who enjoy refined literary fiction, social satire, and psychologically subtle stories.