Glimpses of the Moon - Couverture souple

Wharton, Edith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1901285561 ISBN 13 : 9781901285567

Editeur : Pushkin Press, 2006

Synopsis

A young couple's love is threatened by the destructive power of money

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive, but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim without the wealth and society that their more privileged friends take for granted. Nick and Susy agree to separate when either encounters a more eligible proposition. However, as they honeymoon in friends' lavish houses, from a villa on Lake Como to a Venetian palace, jealous passions and troubled consciences cause the idyll to crumble. Edith Wharton has perceptively described the choices faced by Nick and Susy; the same dilemma still facing those seduced by the pleasures of society.

'Wharton's unjustly neglected novel...a luscious, worldly, sensuous read, surely the equal of its most obvious offspring - Tender is the Night.' BOYD TONKIN, Independent

Edith Wharton was born in 1862 in New York, into a rich and socially prominent family. She began to write at an early age, although it was a habit viewed by her family as unsuitable for a woman of her social class. In 1885 she married Edward 'Teddy' Wharton, a Boston banker. They lived a privileged life, but Wharton gradually grew dissatisfied with the roles of wife and society matron. The Whartons moved to Paris in 1907 and divorced in 1913. Edith continued to live in France, her beloved adoptive home, until her death in 1937.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was born in New York, into a rich and socially prominent family. She began to write at an early age. In 1885 she married Edward "Teddy" Wharton, a Boston banker. They lived a privileged life, and moved to Paris in 1907, but divorced in 1913. Edith continued to live in France, her beloved adoptive home, until her death.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pushkin Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1901285561
• ISBN 13: 9781901285567
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible