Marjorie Morningstar - Softcover

Wouk, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144477803X ISBN 13: 9781444778038

Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006, 2013

Synopsis

A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves New York to accept the job of her dreams-working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest-and the most destructive-love of her life.Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.

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About the Author

Herman Wouk is the author of The Caine Mutiny, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, and Inside, Outside. His latest novel is The Lawgiver, a romantic comedy about the seeming impossibility of making a movie about the life of Moses. Born in the Bronx in 1915, he has lived in Manhattan, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC. He now resides in Palm Springs, California.

Review

I read it and thought, 'Oh my god, this is me." * Scarlett Johansson * Marjorie evokes the period when girls are still free to dream about their future, before they actually have to start making choices about it. * Slate *

Edition details

• Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144477803X
• ISBN 13: 9781444778038
• Binding: Paperback