The Reef
by Edith Wharton
Publisher: D. Appleton 1912
ISBN/ASIN: 1456498738
Number of pages: 375
Description:
Edith Wharton's talent for balancing emotional turmoil and all the social manners of her time (this novel was written in 1912) is blended into this philosophical work that explores the metaphorical reefs in the hearts of women.
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