The Glimpses of the Moon - Softcover

Wharton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451526686 ISBN 13: 9780451526687

Publisher: Signet Classics, 2000

Synopsis

In this classic 1920s novel of manners, a couple with excellent connections but very little capital seeks hungrily after ever-elusive social acceptance. Reissue.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Set in the 1920s, Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain: they'll marry and spend a year or so sponging off their wealthy friends, honeymooning in their mansions and villas. As Susy explains, "We should really, in a way, help more than hamper each other. We both know the ropes so well; what one of us didn't see the other might - in the way of opportunities, I mean". The other part of the plan states that if either one of them meets someone who can advance them socially, they're free to dissolve the marriage. How their plan unfolds is a comedy of eros that will charm all fans of Wharton's work.

About the Author:

Edith Wharton was born in 1862 in New York, into a rich and socially prominent family. She began to write at an early age, although it was a habit viewed by her family as unsuitable for a woman of her social class. In 1885 she married Edward "Teddy" Wharton, a Boston banker. They lived a privileged life, but Wharton gradually grew dissatisfied with the roles of wife and society matron. The Whartons moved to Paris in 1907 and divorced in 1913. Edith continued to live in France, her beloved adoptive home, until her death in 1937.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet Classics
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0451526686
• ISBN 13: 9780451526687
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 272