{"product_id":"2026200006698-secondhand-summer","title":"Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of American literary realism, Summer chronicles the passionate and ultimately tragic awakening of Charity Royall, a young woman trapped in the stifling confines of a small New England town at the turn of the twentieth century. Edith Wharton crafts the narrative with her signature precision and psychological depth, illustrating how desire, class, and social expectation collide to shape — and ultimately crush — a woman's sense of self and freedom. The novel unfolds with a simmering intensity, tracing Charity's brief, intoxicating romance with the sophisticated Lucius Harney against the lush backdrop of a Massachusetts summer, only to reveal the harsh realities that await her. Often considered the darker, more visceral companion to Wharton's Ethan Frome, this novella presents an unflinching portrait of female vulnerability and the brutal constraints imposed by poverty and patriarchy in rural America. Wharton's prose is at once lyrical and merciless, making Summer an enduring and essential work of early twentieth-century fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810609115355,"sku":"2026200006698-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e62b71fb-5c1e-4458-9b4b-33b9fb3a9f6f.png?v=1779805879","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006698-secondhand-summer","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}