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The Golden Bowl Summary & Study Guide Description
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Henry James' novel "The Golden Bowl" tells the story of the marriage of two couples and the impact the prior relationships of these couples have on each other. The story revolves around a beautiful, but cracked, golden bowl and the secrets this bowl allows to surface. Maggie, the heroine of the book, goes into full battle mode to keep her husband, but protect others from her knowledge of an adulterous affair. As the novel ends, all Maggie's husband can see is her, proving to Maggie that her battle and the sacrifices that were made were worth her efforts.
The action of the novel begins just a few days before the wedding of Maggie Verver, daughter of a wealthy collector, and Prince Amerigo, the ancestor of defamed royalty. During a visit to Fanny Assisngham, the woman who introduced Maggie to the Prince, the Prince learns that Charlotte Stant, a former...
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