Wharton - Libros y biografía

Ethan Frome is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. (from wikipedia.org)

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Nei sobborghi della città di New York, le sorelle Bunner gestiscono un piccolo negozio di sartoria e fiori finti realizzati a mano. Senza altri familiari e con una cerchia di conoscenti molto ristretta,...

Alcune donne della buona società di Hillbridge, desiderose di stare al passo con le mode del momento più che spinte da un reale interesse culturale, si preparano a ricevere la celebre scrittrice Osric...

"One sign of a good author is the ability to make you squirm and scream at one turn, and then make you do an introspective glance while keeping you completely engrossed at another. Author Shah Wharton...

Reader Review: "5/5: If you enjoy Black-Comedy and Horror, if "Sean of the Dead" made you chuckle, then you'll love this short story."                                 In Britain, the political party of...

"Brilliant and addictive!" Amazon reviewer. It wasn't the first time Bernie had woken up in a stranger's house with a sore head but it had been a while, and the​ ​stench of rot, an eerie silence, and...

This is a deeply unsettling collection of British horror offering three starkly different takes on the post-apocalyptic theme.A Slow Burn:"Shah has done it again [...] The characters are so realistic...

Given her impressive ability to navigate devastating loss and create a better-than-average life, Sara Braxton is stumped. When it comes to love, why does she keep finding Mr. Wrong instead of Mr. Right?...

Life's what happens when you're making other plans...With her eye on defending her PhD thesis in marine conservation, Jan Satterlee doesn't see Adam Miller coming. When he plows right into her during...

Take an eye-opening journey through the trials of spiritual enlightenment with Ezekiel's Awakening Into Light by Aubrey Wharton, a thoughtful meditation on following your own unique path.Ezekiel left...

“Stavo proprio pensando”, disse lentamente, “quante cose diverse significhi Roma per ogni generazione di turisti. Per le nostre nonne era la malaria; per le nostre madri, i pericoli sentimentali; per...

The leader of the pack in the art world is challenged by a determined woman and by a vicious rival. Will there be a love match or disasters? Jane's passion is her art. Mark and his extreme modern art...

Jamie has been able to use the ministry of words to reach others in the most profound ways. Through life's biggest battles, her life has served as a testimony for others to be inspired by and encouraged...

Ein namenloser männlichen Erzähler, der den Winter in Starkfield verbringt, während er sich geschäftlich in der Gegend aufhält, sieht im Dorf einen hinkenden, ruhigen Mann, der in seinem Auftreten und...

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story. If you know Starkfield, Massachusetts, you know the post-office. If you know...

A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep. It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain...

Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart. It was a Monday in early September, and he was returning to his...

"Undine Spragg-how can you?" her mother wailed, raising a prematurely-wrinkled hand heavy with rings to defend the note which a languid "bell-boy" had just brought in. But her defence was as feeble as...

On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan distances...

An extraordinary story of war and friendship from one of America’s most revered authors of the 20th Century Two teenagers form an unlikely friendship in pre-War Philadelphia. Al is obsessed...

"It seemed to Ethan that his heart was bound with cords which an unseen hand was tightening with every tick of the clock."Finding himself in the small town of Starkfield for the winter, the narrator sets...

Showcasing a true-to-life and compelling menagerie of characters, Edith Wharton's 'Tales of Men and Ghosts' is an assortment of ten different uncanny, paranormal and tragic stories. While depicting vivid...

Classic Edith Wharton, 'The Old Maid' was first published as a serial in 'The Red Book Magazine.' Through this heart-rending and haunting tale, Wharton takes aim at the notions of conformity and delivers...

One of Wharton's earliest works, 'The Marne' offers a fascinating insight into the shadow cast by the First World War. When 15 year-old American, Troy Belknap, is on his annual holiday in France, war...

Set against the rigid social backdrop of New York in the 1870s, 'New Year's Day' tells the tale of Lizzie Hazeldean, who needs to find a way of making money. With her husband ill and ladies of leisure...

A short story with a punch, 'Madame de Treymes' follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old love, Fanny Frisbee. While Fanny is separated from her husband, she is still married,...

Considered wildly controversial at the time of its release, 'The Fruit of the Tree' is a departure from the norm for Edith Wharton. While her trademark eye for social detail and psychological insights...

'Kerfol' is one of Wharton's more unusual ghost stories, in that the ghosts of the piece aren't human. Chilling and tragic, this tale tells of Anne de Cornault, who is considering buying an estate in...

While she might be better known for taking aim at American high society, Wharton was also a prolific travel writer. 'In Morocco' chronicles her visit to North Africa, at the tail-end of the First World...