'Can't you see that I don't care what anybody says?' Charity Royall
lives in the small New England village of North Dormer. Born among
outcasts from the Mountain beyond, she is rescued by lawyer Royall and
lives with him as his ward. Never allowed to forget her disreputable
origins Charity despises North Dormer and rebels against the stifling
dullness of the tight-knit community surrounding her. Her boring job
in the local library is interrupted one day by the arrival of a young
visiting architect, Lucius Harney, whose good looks and sophistication
arouse her passionate nature. As their relationship grows, so too does
Charity's conflict with her guardian; darker undercurrents start to
come to the surface. Summer is often compared to Wharton's other New
England story, Ethan Frome, and it shares the same intensity of
feeling and repression. Wharton regarded it as one of her best works,
and its compelling story of burgeoning sexuality and illicit desire
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ISBN
9780191019951
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
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OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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