The Rich Are Different is the story of Dinah Slade, a young Englishwoman of immense vitality and great sensual power, whose life, loves, and fierce ambition become intertwined with the fate of a great American banking family.

When Paul Van Zale, a handsome, patrician, and powerful American banker, meets Dinah Slade in London, he commits the imprudence of falling in love with her.

When Dinah follows him to his world, she is caught up in the complex currents of Paul's life. She meets a group of people who present new challenges for her. Among the new acquaintances is Paul's wife with whom, much to Dinah's shock and dismay, Paul manages an almost perfect marriage. Their lives are intertwoven with such mastery that listeners will be captivated by The Rich Are Different from the very first word until the astonishing climax.