The Business of Life #942537

James Philip Desboro, a wealthy Westchester bachelor seeking purpose, is forced to confront his past when Mrs. Clydesdale—once the object of his affection and now trapped in a cold marriage—reappears. As he grapples with identity, loyalty, and society’s demands, their reunion stirs forbidden emotions, pushing Desboro to rethink duty, desire, and the life he hopes to claim.