Summer: A Novel
Language: English
Berkshire Hills (Mass.) Classics Criticism Fiction General Guardian and ward Guardian and ward - Massachusetts Literary Literature - Classics Literature: Classics Love stories Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships - Massachusetts - Berkshire Hills Modern fiction Romance Young women Young women - Massachusetts
Publisher: New York : Perennial Library, 1980.
Published: Jun 14, 2008
Description:
From Library Journal
Though Summer is not out of print, the September film release of Martin Scorsese's production of Wharton's The Age of Innocence is bound to have caused a renewed interest in all her books. Bantam's edition is the least expensive offering of this title currently on the market.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
A tale of forbidden sexual passion and thwarted dreams played out against the lush, summer backdrop of the Massachusetts Berkshires Edith Wharton called "Summer" her 'hot Ethan'. In their rural settings and their poor, uneducated protagonists, "Summer" (1916) and "Ethan Frome" represent a sharp departure from Wharton's familiar depictions of the urban upper class. Charity Royall lives unhappily with her hard-drinking adoptive father in an isolated village, until a visiting architect awakens her sexual passion and the hope for escape. Exploring Charity's relation to her father and her lover, Wharton delves into dark cultural territory: repressed sexuality, small-town prejudice, and, in subtle hints, incest.