Author: Edith Wharton Publisher: Union Square & Co. ISBN: 1454951532 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 261
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Susy Branch and Nick Lansing are typical Wharton heroes: popular, attractive, and much poorer than their “international set” friends. Like Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, the two depend on the largesse of more privileged acquaintances to get by. Recognizing in each other a desire for the finer things in life, they decide to get married and, knowing that their friends will happily provide fabulous accommodations, live rent-free on an extended honeymoon until either one of them finds a better match—at which point they will amicably divorce and sail off into their separate, wealthier sunsets. But a romantic tour of Europe can confuse even the most mercenary hearts. And when a friend asks for a favor in exchange for the use of her palazzo, Susy and Nick realize that everything in this sophisticated world comes at a price: one that their hearts and consciences may no longer allow them to pay. . .
Author: Frances Elizabeth Willard Publisher: Chicago : Women's Temperance Publication Association ISBN: Category : Social reformers Languages : en Pages : 808
Book Description
Willard's autobiography is not only the story of an outstanding woman of the 19th century, it is the personal history of the W.C.T.U., the largest of the 19th century women's organizations.
Author: Wilton Barnhardt Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0312186843 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 366
Book Description
After attending a posh Eastern college Samantha Flint, a simple Missouri girl with big ambitions, lands a job in Washington as a senator's aide. But moral compromise and dirty politics jade her, she seeks meaning in drugs and kinky sex, and never realizes her ambition.
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