The Fruit Of The Tree

Wharton, Edith

ISBN 10: 1555534503 / ISBN 13: 9781555534509

Editore: Northeastern University Press, 2000

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Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

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• Titolo: The Fruit Of The Tree
• Editore: Northeastern University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1555534503
• ISBN 13: 9781555534509
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: acceptable

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Set in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts during the height of the progressive era, the book centers on heroine Justine Brent, a professionally trained nurse who is called upon to attend her childhood friend Bessy Westmore, a rich textile mill owner left paralyzed by a riding accident. When Bessy begs to be released from a life of intense pain and suffering, Justine debates the moral issues and makes the difficult choice to administer a lethal dose of morphine. After Bessy dies, Justine falls in love with her widowed husband and joins him in his efforts to create better conditions for the factory workers. Questions surrounding Bessy's death, however, haunt their relationship, and Justine learns first-hand the tragic consequences of social idealism and reform.

Full of plot twists and turns and finely drawn characters, The Fruit of the Tree is a must read for anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of Wharton's superb prose.

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