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As her marriage to an eminent and wealthy bachelor approaches, Kate Orme should feel nothing but bliss. But when she learns of Denis's guilty secret, she becomes painfully aware of her fiancé's flawed morality. Determined that no child of hers should inherit such character traits, she does everything in her power to instill in their son the highest moral code. Yet, when Dick is faced with a moral choice of his own, she can only watch to see if history will repeat itself.
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"The girl's smile prolonged itself at the sight of a figure approaching from the lower slopes above the lake. The path was a short cut from the Peyton place, and She had known that Denis would appear in it at about that hour. Her smile, however, was prolonged not so much by his approach as by her sense of the impossibility of com municating her mood to him. The feeling did not disturb her. She could not imagine sharing her deepest moods with any one, and the world in which she lived with Denis was too bright and Spacious to ad mit of any sense of constraint. Her smile was in truth a tribute to that clear-eyed directness of his which was so often a refuge from her own complexities."
Excerpt:
"The girl's smile prolonged itself at the sight of a figure approaching from the lower slopes above the lake. The path was a short cut from the Peyton place, and She had known that Denis would appear in it at about that hour. Her smile, however, was prolonged not so much by his approach as by her sense of the impossibility of com municating her mood to him. The feeling did not disturb her. She could not imagine sharing her deepest moods with any one, and the world in which she lived with Denis was too bright and Spacious to ad mit of any sense of constraint. Her smile was in truth a tribute to that clear-eyed directness of his which was so often a refuge from her own complexities."
70 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1922
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70 pages, Paperback
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November 3, 2006 by Hard Press
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9781406940091
- ASIN
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1406940097
- Language
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English
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Edith Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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That should be enough kindle classic freebies for today. Couldn't stand seeing the box of credit card machine tape on my Amazon recent purchases :p
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Sí, es preciso comenzar confesando mi debilidad por la prosa de Edith Wharton, debilidad que he venido a confirmar con "Santuario". Una novela breve, en la que si bien no encontramos la madurez en plenitud que es posible hallar en la celebérrima novela que es "La Edad de la Inocencia", comparte con ella la sutileza, la ironía y la mirada crítica sobre la sociedad burguesa en la que la propia Wharton se formó. Una de esas novelas que se disfrutan más cuando uno intenta ponerse en la mirada de un lector contemporáneo a la propia autora. Aspectos que hoy nos pueden parecer absurdos, adquieren una fuerza singular cuando se ponen en contexto.
Nuevamente la editorial Impedimenta se anota un valioso acierto para los admiradores de Wharton al traducir por primera vez esta obra en español. Para quienes comparten esta debilidad, vale la pena también leer "La Solterona", publicada por la misma casa.
Nuevamente la editorial Impedimenta se anota un valioso acierto para los admiradores de Wharton al traducir por primera vez esta obra en español. Para quienes comparten esta debilidad, vale la pena también leer "La Solterona", publicada por la misma casa.
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I love Edith Wharton. I found this book at a used book sale, and the description on the flap (also the description on Sanctuary's Goodreads site) was intriguing. A dilemma of morality and a woman's honest efforts in conquering it or watching history repeat itself--I bought it and took it home to read.
Unfortunately, I found that reading the flap was not too dissimilar from reading the story. A powerhouse writer like Wharton should have devoted a novel-length work to such an idea. It felt abridged, in a sense, with too much exposition in Part 1. Wharton "tells" the reader about the character of Kate Orme, her engagement to Peyton, her feelings, her actions--the last of which there are few. The inner psyche is interesting, as Kate weighs the pros and cons of entering a marriage with a deliberate liar, but the resolution seems altogether too rushed; this is to create the effect of a surprise beginning in Part 2, which introduces Dick Peyton and his "mother" (the reader is supposed to "wonder" for the first few paragraphs if Kate went through with the marriage or not), but Wharton could have taken her time in developing the end of Part 1 and still created her tension.
Part 2 begins with Kate's adult son (because, come on, we all knew Kate went through with it). Again, Wharton "tells" the readers that Kate tried to inculcate moral value and judgment in her son, but it would have been much more effective to see this upbringing, especially as it figures so heavily in the conversation in the final scene of the book. Why is the reader deprived of a childhood, even a survey of one, of Dick and his mother, and why does she remain so passive with her son? Passive is the operative word here; I was astonished to see how passive Kate behaved throughout the whole novel; as the main character, it makes for a weak plot and a slow read. Kate reacts to and registers the world around her, and the bulk of the narration is either exposition or inner psyche. The dialogues are few, and the other characters get little "onscreen" time with Kate. An interesting concept of a story, but certainly not one of Wharton's finest.
Unfortunately, I found that reading the flap was not too dissimilar from reading the story. A powerhouse writer like Wharton should have devoted a novel-length work to such an idea. It felt abridged, in a sense, with too much exposition in Part 1. Wharton "tells" the reader about the character of Kate Orme, her engagement to Peyton, her feelings, her actions--the last of which there are few. The inner psyche is interesting, as Kate weighs the pros and cons of entering a marriage with a deliberate liar, but the resolution seems altogether too rushed; this is to create the effect of a surprise beginning in Part 2, which introduces Dick Peyton and his "mother" (the reader is supposed to "wonder" for the first few paragraphs if Kate went through with the marriage or not), but Wharton could have taken her time in developing the end of Part 1 and still created her tension.
Part 2 begins with Kate's adult son (because, come on, we all knew Kate went through with it). Again, Wharton "tells" the readers that Kate tried to inculcate moral value and judgment in her son, but it would have been much more effective to see this upbringing, especially as it figures so heavily in the conversation in the final scene of the book. Why is the reader deprived of a childhood, even a survey of one, of Dick and his mother, and why does she remain so passive with her son? Passive is the operative word here; I was astonished to see how passive Kate behaved throughout the whole novel; as the main character, it makes for a weak plot and a slow read. Kate reacts to and registers the world around her, and the bulk of the narration is either exposition or inner psyche. The dialogues are few, and the other characters get little "onscreen" time with Kate. An interesting concept of a story, but certainly not one of Wharton's finest.
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I...hated this book. The main character was fucking unbearable, not to mention a total idiot. Would not recommend.
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Do women still do this sort of thing - marry a man they suddenly find out is a very unsavory/immoral character because they want to make sure any child born to this man is raised not to be like his father? And then, once this child is all grown-up, instead of advising him what is right or wrong, stand back to let him take the wrong path? Such idealism and passivity are hard for me to comprehend. But, as always, written beautifully.
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While this was not particularly extraordinary, it was a surprisingly “happy” ending as far as Wharton is concerned.
I’d love to see this book studied through the lens of the responsibility women take on in regards to “taking care of” and essentially “mothering” not only children but their partners.
Kate stays with a man she has lost all respect for because she fears for the morality of his future children—even if they aren’t hers. This leads her to marry him and have a child with him just so she can ensure a child of his will not inherit the unethical sensibilities of its father. She dedicates her entire life to the vigilant mothering of her son to prevent the boy from turning out like his father—to “save” him. Why does she feel this obligation? Why is it her job?
Maybe I’ll do some research and see if the book has been discussed in this light.
I’d love to see this book studied through the lens of the responsibility women take on in regards to “taking care of” and essentially “mothering” not only children but their partners.
Kate stays with a man she has lost all respect for because she fears for the morality of his future children—even if they aren’t hers. This leads her to marry him and have a child with him just so she can ensure a child of his will not inherit the unethical sensibilities of its father. She dedicates her entire life to the vigilant mothering of her son to prevent the boy from turning out like his father—to “save” him. Why does she feel this obligation? Why is it her job?
Maybe I’ll do some research and see if the book has been discussed in this light.
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Having gone through an Edith Wharton phase years ago, I was totally surprised to find this little gem of a novella on a display at the public library. Not often one can read a Wharton book in a couple of hours, and less rare that the ending to the story is positive.
Kate Orme is a wealthy young woman, and like many of her class and era she is laughably innocent and totally in the dark about marriage and real life. On the eve of her wedding she discovers that her intended husband has done something so morally repugnant that Kate considers calling off the wedding. Instead she goes ahead with it, thinking that she can mold any children of the union so they don't develop their father's loose character. She has a son and just as he is on the cusp of manhood and career success, he is tested just as Kate always feared might happen.
Kate Orme is a wealthy young woman, and like many of her class and era she is laughably innocent and totally in the dark about marriage and real life. On the eve of her wedding she discovers that her intended husband has done something so morally repugnant that Kate considers calling off the wedding. Instead she goes ahead with it, thinking that she can mold any children of the union so they don't develop their father's loose character. She has a son and just as he is on the cusp of manhood and career success, he is tested just as Kate always feared might happen.
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