Two Flights Up - Couverture souple

Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 141793980X ISBN 13 : 9781417939800

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Two Flights Up is a novel written by Mary Roberts Rinehart that was originally published in 1932. The story follows the lives of two women, Caroline and Louisa, who live in an apartment building in New York City. Caroline is a successful businesswoman who is independent and self-sufficient, while Louisa is a young woman who is struggling to find her place in the world.As the two women become friends, they begin to share their stories and experiences with each other. Caroline reveals that she is in love with a man who is already married, while Louisa is dealing with the aftermath of a failed romance. Together, they navigate the ups and downs of life in the city, including the challenges of work, relationships, and personal growth.Throughout the novel, Rinehart explores themes of love, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness. She also touches on issues such as gender roles, social status, and the changing landscape of urban life in the early 20th century. With its engaging characters and richly detailed setting, Two Flights Up is a timeless story that continues to resonate with readers today.1928. Rinehart, American writer of mystery novels known for their humor and ingenuity, begins Two Flights Up: Answering the front door at the Bayne house was a lengthy matter. The postman had learned this long ago, and now he merely laid the mail in the vestibule and went away. First, Mrs. Bayne would look in the old reflecting mirror which still hung from her bedroom window and take note of the ringer. Then she would whisper cautiously over the stair rail: It's the milk bill. I'm not in. Or, as had been happening more and more frequently for the last six months: It's Furness, Holly. Come right up, and I'll send down your Aunt Margaret to receive him. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A boarder comes to live with three women and finds them frighteningly strange

From the outside, it seems like the three women of the Bayne house are frozen in time. There is Mrs. Bayne, an aging widow obsessed with propriety; her sister, Margaret, a spinster whose desperate loneliness is eating her from the inside out; and young Holly, a beautiful creature with a vibrancy that fades a little each day. Her only hope is Furness Brooks, a playboy with an idea that he might like to marry Holly, but each day that he doesn't propose, she becomes more frightened that she will die an old maid.

Into this steps Howard Warrington, a bond salesman who answers an advertisement to rent the Baynes' extra room. He finds the house to be full of old secrets and quiet grudges, and he soon grows to hate his life there. But when Margaret attempts to kill herself, he realizes how dark life is for the women Bayne -- and how difficult it might be for him to escape.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 141793980X
• ISBN 13: 9781417939800
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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