The brave escape of Edith Wharton : a biography / by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge.

By: Wooldridge, Connie NordhielmMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010Description: 184 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780547236308 (hc); 0547236301 (hc)Other title: Edith WhartonSubject(s): Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Juvenile literature | Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Authors, American -- 20th century -- BiographyDDC classification: 813/.52 | B LOC classification: PS3545.H16 | Z943 2010Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
Different -- Drawing-rooms are always tidy -- Ambition is a grievous fault -- Sunshine in the house -- New writer who counts -- A republic of the spirit -- Wych-hazel -- Storm and sorrow -- The worst of doing good -- I want to go home -- Afterword: the gist of me.
Awards: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011. | A Junior Library Guild selectionSummary: This book examines the life and career of the American author, Edith Wharton.Summary: Edith Wharton, author of Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and other acclaimed novels, was born into a wealthy family. Beginning in childhood, Edith found ways to escape from society’s and her family’s expectations and follow an unconventional, creative path. Unhappily married and eventually divorced, she surrounded herself with male friends. She spent much of her life in Paris and was recognized by the French government for her generosity and hard work during World War I. Her literary and personal life, her witty and incisive correspondence, her fondness for automobiles and small dogs-all are detailed in this warm and sparkling account of a woman well ahead of her time. Includes a bibliography, source notes, and an index.--Publisher description.
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"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-172), filmography (p. 172-173), and index.

Different -- Drawing-rooms are always tidy -- Ambition is a grievous fault -- Sunshine in the house -- New writer who counts -- A republic of the spirit -- Wych-hazel -- Storm and sorrow -- The worst of doing good -- I want to go home -- Afterword: the gist of me.

This book examines the life and career of the American author, Edith Wharton.

Edith Wharton, author of Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and other acclaimed novels, was born into a wealthy family. Beginning in childhood, Edith found ways to escape from society’s and her family’s expectations and follow an unconventional, creative path. Unhappily married and eventually divorced, she surrounded herself with male friends. She spent much of her life in Paris and was recognized by the French government for her generosity and hard work during World War I. Her literary and personal life, her witty and incisive correspondence, her fondness for automobiles and small dogs-all are detailed in this warm and sparkling account of a woman well ahead of her time. Includes a bibliography, source notes, and an index.--Publisher description.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011.

A Junior Library Guild selection

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