The Portrait of a Lady John E. Woods In America

In America

and the spark of a love that could either heal centuries of war

or prepare our children for a future we can barely imagine

With this evocative and lyrical debut

The Portrait of a Lady John E. Woods In AmericaOne of the most enduring heroines in American fiction, Isabel Archer travels to Europe determined to shape her own destiny. As Henry James later reflected in his 1908 preface, he began The Portrait of a Lady with little more than the compelling image of a young woman affronting her destiny. From that slender premise emerged a masterful psychological portrait. Isabel, an independent American heiress, rejects promising suitors in her effort to secure