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This novel is an analytical study of the feeling of kinship as it is manifested in the Timberlake family, decayed aristocrats living in a southern city.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- First published
- 1941
- Pages
- 458
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap, Harcourt, Brace and Company, Franklin Library
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
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