The Scarlet Letters
A Novel
A New York Times-bestselling author puts a modern twist on the Nathaniel Hawthorne classic with this novel of wealthy 1950s society. The year is 1953, and the coastal village of Glenville, on the opulent north shore of Long Island, is shaken by scandal. Ambrose Vollard, the managing partner of a prestigious Wall Street law firm, gets word of an alleged affair in his family. Most astonishing, the adulterer is Rodman Jessup, Vollard's son-in-law, junior partner, and most likely successor. Until now Jessup has been admired for his impeccable morals and high ideals-so what could explain his reckless affair with a woman of fading charms? All is…
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- ISBN: 978-0-547-63052-6
- EAN: 9780547630526
- Produktnummer: 27872668
- Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 365 KB
Über den Autor
In 2000, Louis Auchincloss was honored as a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. During his long career he wrote more than sixty books, including the story collection Manhattan Monologues and the novel The Rector of Justin. The former president of the Academy of Arts and Letters, he resided in New York City until his death in January 2010.
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