Peyton Place |
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| Author:
| Metalious, Grace |
| Introduction by:
| Knight, India |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84408-621-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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| Imprint: | Virago Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $26.99 |
Book Description:
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First published in 1956, PEYTON PLACE uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide: Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife; her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness; and Selena Cross, her gypsy-eyed friend from the wrong side of the tracks.
'PEYTON PLACE shocked America with its tale of secrets, sex...
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First published in 1956, PEYTON PLACE uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide: Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife; her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness; and Selena Cross, her gypsy-eyed friend from the wrong side of the tracks.
'PEYTON PLACE shocked America with its tale of secrets, sex and hypocrisy in a small New Hampshire town . . Saucy, compelling, and surprisingly literary ... A crafty, page-turning brew of illicit sex, secret lives, public drunkenness, abortion, incest and murder ... A scandalous phenomenon' VANITY FAIR