Book Summary and Reviews of Edith Wharton by Hermione Lee

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"Starred Review. Lee's portrait of Wharton as a strong-willed woman determined to surmount the background she drew on for inspiration, a woman obsessed with "double lives, repression, sexual hypocrisy, hidden longings," is a major achievement." - PW.

"Starred Review. As expected for such a respected biographer of writers, Lee nimbly integrates analysis of Wharton's works into the bigger life story." - Booklist.

"An exemplary biography of a not-always-exemplary subject. Sure to be the standard work on Wharton for years to come." - Kirkus.

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