Summer - (Dover Thrift Editions) by Edith Wharton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A naive girl from a humble background meets an ambitious city boy, and a torrid romance ensues. Can their passion overcome the effects of heredity and environment? Edith Wharton, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ethan Frome, created a sensation with this 1917 work, which shattered the standards of conventional love stories by presenting a frank treatment of a woman's sexual awakening. A "superb short novel." - The New York Review of Books"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A naive girl from a humble background meets an ambitious city boy, and a torrid romance ensues. Despite her pride, independence, and honesty, Charity Royall feels shadowed by her past -- especially in her ardent relationship with the educated and refined Lucius Harney. Can passion overcome the effects of heredity and environment? <br> With its frank treatment of a woman's sexual awakening, <i>Summer</i> created a sensation upon its initial publication; in recent years, <i>The New Republic</i> declared it "the <i>50 Shades of Gray</i> of 1916." Edith Wharton, a peerless observer and chronicler of society, completely shattered the standards of conventional love stories with this novel's candor and realism. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author declared <i>Summer</i> a personal favorite among her works and liked to refer to it as "the Hot Ethan," a sultry companion to the chilly landscapes of her ever-popular <i>Ethan Frome.</i> Nearly a century later, <i>Summer</i> remains fresh and relevant.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>American novelist, playwright, and essayist Edith Wharton (1862-1937) chronicled upper-class New England life, drawing upon her privileged social position to create witty and psychologically insightful tales. Nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, she was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Her novels include <i>Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, </i>and <i>The House of Mirth.</i>
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