Edith Wharton's Summer - Unabridged

Name: Edith Wharton's Summer - Unabridged
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9798892821414

By Edith Wharton & Kevin Theis

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"Summer" is one of only two novels Edith Wharton wrote that takes place in a rural setting (the other being her classic "Ethan Frome.") Given the subject matter, the book was considered scandalous in its day, but it is now considered a classic of early 20th century American literature.

The story follows the life and sexual awakening of Charity Royall, a young girl living in a small town who has dreams of moving out of her poverty-stricken community. Courted by both the local rich businessman - her former guardian - and the dashing town ne'er-do-well, Charity starts up a love affair with the younger man. But when her budding romance starts to take a turn...Charity is forced to grow up fast.

Edith Wharton - the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - is one of the 20th centuries most beloved authors and we are proud to present "Summer" in its original and unabridged format.

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About Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was an American writer, poet and designer. Born into the aristocracy of New York City in the late 1800's, Wharton used her knowledge of the upper reaches of society to create some of the most enlightening and entertaining novels of the early 20th century. Born Edith Newbold Jones in 1862 to an wealthy family (the expression "keeping up with the Joneses" is said to refer to her father's clan), Edith was raised with all the trappings of wealth. Drawn to writing at an early age, she often made up stories and poems, even translating and publishing a German poem when she was fifteen. At sixteen, her father arranged for the publication of a book of her poems - Verses - in 1878. In 1885, she married Edward Wharton and then set about decorating their new home, a passion she would follow through her life. In 1902, she would design "The Mount," the couple's huge estate in Massachusetts, which is now a National Historic Landmark. Wharton expanded her writing into short stories and then novels, publishing "The House of Mirth" in 1905. After World War I broke out, Wharton - living in France at the time - threw herself into the war effort, helping to find work for displaced women and setting up a fund to care for refugee children. France would award her the Legion of Honour for her war service. Wharton published The Age of Innocence in 1921 and subsequently became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (she would be nominated three more times for this award). During her career, Wharton would produce an astonishing number of works: fifteen novels, seven novellas, dozens of short stories and poems, as well as books on travel, design, culture and even a memoir. Edith Wharton suffered a heart attack in June of 1937 while in France and died later that summer from a stroke. Because of her tireless work for the French during World War I, Wharton was buried in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, with "all the honors owed a war hero."

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