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Name: Summer

Author: Edith Wharton
Year: 1917
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Classic, Romance, Free books

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9781440411380
1440411387

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?

With its frank treatment of a woman's sexual awakening, Summer created a sensation upon its 1917 publication. Edith Wharton - the author of Ethan Frome and 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 Summer a personal favorite among her works, and liked to refer to it as "the Hot Ethan." Nearly a century later, it remains fresh and relevant.