Edith Wharton

Broschiertes Buch

The Fruit of the Tree

Beschreibung

Edith Wharton's novels and short stories are full of her humorous understanding of the upper classes. Besides her writing, she was a highly regarded landscape architect and interior designer. She left America for France beginning in 1907 and stayed during World War 1. Even though a foreigner she remained and helped the refugees wherever she could. This story is about a nurse and the doctor she falls in love with. The doctor is working to reform deplorable labor conditions for the poor. The doctor desires a gentle woman from upper society who is the nurse's best friend. The society girl financially supports the doctor's causes and they marry. They find they have different interests. He wants social reform she wants luxury and comfort. After they separate the wife is injured and breaks her spine. She begs the nurse to kill her. The nurse does so and after she and the doctor marry she is haunted by the fact that her new husband suspects what she has done.

Autor

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer, best known for her novels The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, and Ethan Frome. Wharton grew up traveling with her parents around Europe and was born into a rich household in New York City. Wharton was a gifted designer in addition to being a writer, and during her life she contributed to the interior design of several residences. Throughout World War I, she also served as a war journalist and was honored with the French Legion of Honor for her humanitarian efforts. In 1921, Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature for her book The Age of Innocence. She kept writing up until her death in 1937, and she is regarded as one of the best American authors of the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 733g
• ISBN-13: 9781438595214
• ISBN-10: 1438595212
• Artikelnr.: 29897435