An International Episode

This book is James' least 'veiled' attempt at analyzing the divide between Britain and the US. One always senses in his work a mixed loyalty to his home country and his adopted one making the reading of his novels more interesting than if he solely sat from one side of the Atlantic and threw volleys to the other. As always, expertly crafted and written. And the ending was so abrupt, almost exhilarating in its nothingness, the making of a decision that closes the window to the character's world and the novel.