Excerpt from The Unforgiving Offender
The grill-room of the Otranto Country Club was filled with the usual Saturday afternoon throng the card players, the tennis players, the golf players, and those who chose to do nothing.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book opens a window into the lives of the upper class in Pittsburgh as they navigate societal norms and moral ambiguity in the early 1900s. The author delves into the realms of status, power, and wealth, using characters like Montague Pendleton to exemplify an aristocracy based more on the accumulation of financial resources than noble bloodlines. Against this backdrop, the author explores morality and the roles played by women and men in a society driven by status, privilege, and exclusivity. The author dissects the fine line between right and wrong and the price paid by those caught treading on either side of it. This book is a fascinating study of societal norms and moral codes and their impact on individuals within a society that places a high value on appearances and class. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331411925_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781331411925
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331411925
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Etat : Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 404 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 25922720/2
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