"Aunt" Charlotte gave up her daughter to allow the child an advantageous position in New York City's fashionable society of the mid-1800s. Years later, on the eve of the girl's wedding, Charlotte's suppressed anguish surfaces. Wharton's keen eye for observing and articulating telling details of class and social mores elevates the soap-opera scenario of a mother's sacrifice into a memorable and compelling drama. Includes an original Introduction by Roxana Robinson, author of Cost.
| ISBN: | 9780486836010 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2019 |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |