The Suitors

A comedy of manners that serves as an insightful look at the lives of those in the upper classes.After two sisters Laure and Marie learn of their parents plan to sell the familys summer retreat LAgapanthe they devise a scheme for attracting a wealthy suitor who can afford to purchase the estate. Selling it would mean more than just losing a place to go during the summerfor the sisters its become a necessary part of their character their lifestyle and their past.LAgapanthe a place of charm and nostalgia is the perfect venue to exercise proper etiquette and intellect though not all its visitors are socially savvy especially when its a matter of understanding the relationships between old money and the nouveau riche. The comedy of manners begins: with stock traders yogis fashion designers models swindlers the Mafia and a number of celebrity guests. Laurethe witty disarming and poignant narratorguides the reader through elegant dinners midnight swims in the bay and conversations about current events literature art and cinema. The Suitors is an amusing insiders look at the codes manners and morals of French high society.