Edith Wharton 
Xingu 

’Xingu’ lampoons the leisurely lives of six ladies who lunch. Having formed a literary club, the six pseudo-intellectuals are thrown into panic at the prospect of being visited by a famous author.With sparkling dialogue and some wry observations about the lives of the upper classes, ’Xingu’ is a biting satire on women’s place in the society of the time. A superb read, with an unexpected and riotous denouement. –