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Description edit
The juicy biography of the scandalous novelist who lifted the lid off a New England town Indian summer is like a woman. Ripe, hotly passionate, but fickle, she comes and goes as she pleases so that one is never sure whether she will come at all, nor for how long she will stay. . . . So... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grace Metalious: Add a description of this character.
- George
- Allison Mackenzie
- T.j.
- Marsha
- Laurette
- Laurie Wilkens
- Cindy
- Mike Wallace
- John Rees
- Kitty Messner
- Jerry Wald
- Gilmanton
- Selena
- Bunny
- Jacques Chambrun
- Marc
- Rodney
- Oliver Swan
- David
- Adam
- O'shea
- Lana Turner
- Bob Atheam
- Betty Anderson
- Leona Nevler
- Ben Hecht
- Bert
- Maugham
- Bernie Snierson
- Stinson
- Lesley
- Georgie
- Bernard Snierson
- Grandmother Royer
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Peyton Place
- Laconia Evening Citizen
- Manchester
- Hollywood
- New England
- Plaza
- Tight White Collar
- Boston
- United States
- Chicago
- Maine
- Texas
- Florida
- Paris
- America
- Camden
- Massachusetts
- Concord
- Vermont
- Belmont
- Durham
- Canada
- College Road
- Europe
- New Hampshire
- Dallas
- Bridge
- Quebec
- Connecticut
- Stow
- New Haven
- Baltimore
- London
- California
- Washington
- Japan
- France
- Buck Moon
First Sentence edit
"What were you like as a child?" a newspaper reporter once asked Grace Metalious.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Emily Toth (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0385159501
Page Count: 395
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 0385159501
Page Count: 395
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Women
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Women Writers
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Authors
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism
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