The Passionate Elopement

by Compton MacKenzie · audio summary, about 9 min

In the highly structured, gossipy inland spa of Curtain Wells, a young woman's secret romance with a cynical gamester sparks a chain of financial ruin, social scandal, and tragic rivalry.

Key ideas

• The conflict between rigid social decorum and private romantic passions in an inland spa.
• The destructive nature of gambling debts and how they fuel personal rivalries.
• The tragedy of a young woman caught between her mother's social ambitions and a gamester's calculations.
• How the artificiality of high society masks deep personal histories and past regrets.

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