"Summer" by Edith Wharton is a story from the early 1900s that follows Charity Royall, a young woman stuck in the dull town of North Dormer. Trapped and wanting more, Charity's world is shaken up when a handsome stranger arrives, making her long for a life beyond her small town. Charity wrestles with her past and dreams of escaping her lonely life, as the encounter sets her on a journey of discovering herself and seeking a more fulfilling life.
Summer
By Edith Wharton
In a sleepy village, a young woman's desire for a bigger life ignites when a captivating stranger arrives, promising an escape from her monotonous world and forcing her to face long-buried secrets.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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