The American
- ISBN-10
- 0140390820
- ISBN-13
- 9780140390827
- Series
- The American
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 471
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Henry James
Description
When in France the marriage of American millionaire, Christopher Newman, to Claire de Bellegarde is opposed by her family, he finds a secret in their past
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