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Edith Wharton captures humanity in such a realistic, soul-bearing way. The pressure of society, isolation, familial obligation...she‘s a master. This tale of two sisters and their relationship with one bachelor is definitely worth the read. As I‘ve warned before, Wharton doesn‘t write happily-ever-after. She gives you a window into a real world. #1001Books 195/1,001

Another great one by Wharton...again so bittersweet but such a page turner too. She does social sacrifice and social twists so much better than anyone I‘ve ever read. I always get sucked in, and flip the pages, knowing the twist will be coming....and this one with 2 sisters falling for the same lonely bachelor, and the twisted paths that takes, definitely will be memorable.

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I enjoyed this novella, though I didn‘t expect it to take the dark turn it did. As one of the sisters writes, “...they who exchange their independence for the sweet name of Wife must be prepared to find all is not gold that glitters...”

She wasn‘t kidding!

I won‘t spoil the story, but I will say, be wary of gifting clocks. Time is shorter than we think!

Sad, impoverished sisters Anne Eliza and Evelina struggle to survive in Stuyvesant with their little odds and ends store. When they meet Ramy, whom they both “like”, their story begins to change...

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“In the days when New York‘s traffic moved at the pace of the drooping horse-car, when society applauded Christine Nilsson at the Academy ofMusic and basked in the sunsets of the Hudson River School on the walls of the National Academy of Design, an inconspicuous shop with a single show-window was intimately and favourably known to the feminine population of the quarter bordering on Stuyvesant Square.” #firstlinefridays Can you believe this??

The Bunner sisters, Ann Eliza and Evelina, keep a small shop. When they become involved with Mr Ramy, both sisters fall a bit in love with him. Ann Eliza decides to sacrifice her own hopes and yearnings for those of her sister. Egocentrical Evelina doesn‘t even notice what Ann Eliza does for her. This is the main theme of this sweet and sad story.

Once again Wharton succeeds in creating a main character that‘ll stay with me.
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#Riotgrams day 12: #FavoriteLeadingLadies

One of my favourite leading ladies is the author of my current read: Edith Wharton. A century ago she lived life like she wanted, in a way that is quite normal for us, but certainly wasn‘t 100 years ago. Better even, she wrote about it and I consider her books a great gift to her generation and generations afterwards. She was also the first woman to win the Pullitzer Prize in 1921.

Edith Wharton writes about the women of her time and does so beautifully.

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