The Touchstone - Couverture souple

Wharton, Edith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444418874 ISBN 13 : 9781444418873

Editeur : ValdeBooks, 2026

Synopsis

In The Touchstone, Edith Wharton crafts a subtle and penetrating study of ambition, morality, and the quiet compromises that shape a life. Stephen Glennard, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin, faces a choice that will define him: whether to profit from a private correspondence entrusted to him by a woman who once loved him. What begins as a practical solution soon deepens into something far more complex. As success follows, Glennard finds himself haunted not by exposure, but by the silent weight of his own conscience. His marriage, his reputation, and his sense of self become entangled in the consequences of a single decision—one that cannot be undone. With her characteristic precision, Wharton explores the tension between outward respectability and inner truth, revealing how easily integrity can be eroded by desire and self-justification. The emotional landscape is restrained yet powerful, drawing the reader into a world where the most significant battles are fought within. Elegant, incisive, and quietly devastating, The Touchstone is a masterful examination of guilt, redemption, and the price of success.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ValdeBooks
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444418874
• ISBN 13: 9781444418873
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
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• Personne responsable: non disponible