Roman Fever
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Roman Fever
By (Author) Edith Wharton
Introduction by Marilyn French
Little, Brown Book Group
Virago Press Ltd
3rd January 1998
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.52
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 127mm, Height 203mm, Spine 14mm
Description
Set in Italy, France and America, these elegant stories are powerful portraits of women who live in 'the world of propriety' at the turn of the century. They tell of the emotions women feel: in love, in jealousy, when they long for children or seek independence - and when their passions lead them to overstep the bounds laid down by exacting conventions. They reveal, too, what happens to those who are strong enough to live forever outside the society that has banished them.
Reviews
'The stories in this volume 'tear the gauze' of polite deceit into shreds, by showing the weight of such a shroud, and revealign what exists beneath . . . Not just social commentaries but penetrating moral analyses' - Marilyn French 'The stories have a lightness of touch and a narrative neatness that demonstrate what a professional she was' - Penelope Lively
Author Bio
Edith Wharton (1862-1937), friend and contemporary of Henry James, was born in New York but spent her later life in France. She won two Pulitzer prizes and was probably the most accomplished American novelist of her generation.
