Summer - Edith Wharton - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781534689626 - June 14, 2016
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Summer

Edith Wharton

Summer

Summer by Edith Wharton Eighteen-year-old Charity Royall is bored with life in the small town of North Dormer. She is a librarian and ward of North Dormer's premier citizen, Lawyer Royall. While working at the library, Charity meets visiting architect Lucius Harney. When Harney's cousin, Miss Hatchard, with whom he is boarding, leaves the village, Harney becomes Mr. Royall's boarder, and Charity his companion while he explores buildings for a book on colonial houses he is preparing. Mr. Royall, who once tried to force his way into Charity's bedroom after his wife's death, and later asked her to marry him, notices their growing closeness. He tries to put a stop to it by telling Harney he can no longer accommodate him in his house. Harney makes it appear as though he has left town, but only moves to a nearby village and continues to communicate with Charity. On a trip to Nettleton, Harney kisses Charity for the first time and buys her a present of a brooch. Afterwards they run into a drunken Mr. Royall, who is accompanied by prostitutes. Mr. Royall verbally abuses Charity, causing her to become overwhelmed with shame. After the trip, Charity and Harney begin a sexual relationship.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 14, 2016
ISBN13 9781534689626
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 110
Dimensions 178 × 254 × 6 mm   ·   204 g
Language English  

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