The Children
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Published in 1928, The Children is a sophisticated and ironic novel from one of America's most celebrated writers, Edith Wharton. The story chronicles the unlikely bond between Martin Boyne, a middle-aged engineer, and Judith Wheater, a precocious fifteen-year-old girl determined to keep her younger half-siblings together despite the chaos of their wealthy, endlessly divorcing parents. Wharton masterfully dissects the social mores and moral ambiguities of the Jazz Age elite, presenting a world where adult irresponsibility forces children into premature maturity. With her trademark wit and psychological precision, she illustrates how misplaced love and romantic self-delusion can unravel even the most well-intentioned of souls. A quietly devastating portrait of longing and loss, The Children stands as a powerful, if lesser-known, gem in the Wharton canon.
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$2.56The Children
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Published in 1928, The Children is a sophisticated and ironic novel from one of America's most celebrated writers, Edith Wharton. The story chronicles the unlikely bond between Martin Boyne, a middle-aged engineer, and Judith Wheater, a precocious fifteen-year-old girl determined to keep her younger half-siblings together despite the chaos of their wealthy, endlessly divorcing parents. Wharton masterfully dissects the social mores and moral ambiguities of the Jazz Age elite, presenting a world where adult irresponsibility forces children into premature maturity. With her trademark wit and psychological precision, she illustrates how misplaced love and romantic self-delusion can unravel even the most well-intentioned of souls. A quietly devastating portrait of longing and loss, The Children stands as a powerful, if lesser-known, gem in the Wharton canon.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Published in 1928, The Children is a sophisticated and ironic novel from one of America's most celebrated writers, Edith Wharton. The story chronicles the unlikely bond between Martin Boyne, a middle-aged engineer, and Judith Wheater, a precocious fifteen-year-old girl determined to keep her younger half-siblings together despite the chaos of their wealthy, endlessly divorcing parents. Wharton masterfully dissects the social mores and moral ambiguities of the Jazz Age elite, presenting a world where adult irresponsibility forces children into premature maturity. With her trademark wit and psychological precision, she illustrates how misplaced love and romantic self-delusion can unravel even the most well-intentioned of souls. A quietly devastating portrait of longing and loss, The Children stands as a powerful, if lesser-known, gem in the Wharton canon.
