Summer by Edith Wharton – Forgotten Classics – Paperback Edition

Summer by Edith Wharton ***Books are ready to ship, but may be back-ordered if they sell out. Ready to ship books will ship within one week; back-ordered items can take up to one month. Please take note of the item in cart to see if it is on backorder.*** This is the complete and unabridged text of the breathtaking love story, Summer. This beautiful paperback edition features original cover art by Haleigh DeRocher and is sold exclusively in this shop. The Forgotten Classics Collection is an ever growing collection of public domain books that deserve the title of Classic but have been largely overlooked by the general public – forgotten, as it were. These books may be obscure titles from popular classic authors, or books by authors that were popular in their time but have since fallen into obscurity. All of these books are worth reading, which is why I’ve decided to bring them back into print in hopes to grow their audience! Summer by Edith Wharton is a beautiful but heart-wrenching story of a young girl who falls in love only to have her hopes dashed. Wharton, known for her works about the New York elite of the Gilded Age (namely, The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth), was particularly fond of this story, but it was considered scandalous at the time of its publication in 1917. It’s now one of her lesser known works, but one of my personal favorites. Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Charity Royall is pining for change when a charming young architect from the city, Lucius Harney, walks into the derelict library she tends. He immediately captures her heart. Like the lush, summery Berkshires landscape surrounding them, Charity’s romance with Lucius is idyllic. But harsh realities soon set in – from the material deprivation of her impoverished hometown to her mysterious origins on “the Mountain,” Charity is met with obstacle after obstacle.  Known as Edith Wharton’s personal favorite and most sensational novel, Summer (1917) is a compelling and provocative coming of age story that remains profoundly relevant to our time. To sum it up, Summer is a tour de force – the embodiment of light, ever threatened by impending darkness.