Love, Fiercely: A Gilded Age Romance
- 作者
- 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 出版时间 2012年3月
- ISBN 9780151014477
- 定价 239.20
内容简介
ADVANCEPRAISEFORLOVE,FIERCELY“Love,FiercelyisanexquisitelyrenderedportraitofpassionandprivilegeintheGildedAge”—DeborahDavis,authorofStrapless:JohnSingerSargentandtheFallofMadameXFROMLOVE,FIERCELYEdithhadwelcomedNewtontoherfamily’shome.Shewasfriendly,thoughnotoverwhelminglyso.Shewasnotaflirt.Shehadawonderfulsmile,butmostofthetimeherexpressionwasdauntinglyserious.Afewdayslater,theyagaintooktotheroadforawalk,andclimbedoveralowfenceintoarockypasture.Theriverspreadoutbelowthem,abasinofcool,mirroredmetal.Theytalkedofnothing—then,suddenly,ofeverything.AfterthegushofMontmorencyFalls,aftertwoweeksofpicnicsandparties,aftercarriageridesandsoulfulhikesalongtherockyshore,afterattendingtheprogressofMcKim’simmenseriverfrontconfection,clumsyNewtonStokesfinallywonoverfierceEdithMinturn.Reader,shesaidyes.
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