Summer (Paperback, New Ed)

A reissue of one of Edith Wharton's earlier novels (1917), close to the scene, New England, and mood of direct realism in Ethan Frome and dealing with a young girl's escape from the "moral starvation" and stasis of an inbred village. (Kirkus Reviews)

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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	August 1993
Authors:	Edith Wharton
Introduction by:	Elizabeth Ammons
Notes by:	Elizabeth Ammons
Dimensions:	198 x 131 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	224
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-018679-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-14-018679-4
Barcode:	9780140186796

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