A present-day comedy of manners that serves as an insightful look at the lives of those in the upper classes
After sisters Laure and Marie learn of their parents? plan to sell the family?s summer retreat L?Agapanthe 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 summer: for the sisters it?s become a necessary part of their character their lifestyle and their past.
L?Agapanthe 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 it?s a matter of understanding the relationship 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.
Laure?the witty disarming and poignant narrator?guides the listener through elegant dinners midnight swims in the bay and conversations about current events literature art and cinema. The Suitors is an amusing insider?s look at the codes manners and morals of French high society.
