Hudson River Bracketed (Virago Modern Classics) [Import] [Paperback]

Edith Wharton (Author), Marilyn French (Introduction)

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New Ed edition (December 4, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0860684067
• ISBN-13: 978-0860684060
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,757,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Novel explores turbulent side of literary genius, September 22, 2003

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This review is from: Hudson River Bracketed (Paperback)

I found this book to be unlike the other works I had read by Edith Wharton. While her books "The Age of Innocence," "The House of Mirth" and "The Children" focused on the intricacies of upper-class society, "Hudson River Bracketed" is more about the creative personality. Young Vance Weston comes to New York State from a small town in the midwest. Untutored, he has a strong desire to write, and he makes his way in the New York literary world. He forms a strong friendship with a wealthy and brilliant women, Halo Tarrant. This book occasionally felt a bit like a pot-boiler, but it did hold my attention, particularly due to the way that Vance was in many ways a difficult person, yet undeniably a talented writer. There is a sequel (which I have not read) called "The Gods Arrive"