- American literature, History, Fiction, Young women
One Sunday morning, Gloria wakes up in a stranger's apartment with nothing but a torn evening dress, stockings, and panties. When she steals a fur coat from the wardrobe to wear home, she unleashes a series of events that can only end in tragedy. Inspired by true events, this novel caused a sensation on its publication for its frank depiction of the relationship between a wild and beautiful young woman and a respectable, married man.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and bleak.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- John O'Hara
- First published
- 1957
- Pages
- 289
- Publisher
- Beck C. H., De Arbeiderspers, Penguin Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9780143107088
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