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THE LADY OF SITUATIONS pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
In what may be his finest novel since
The Rector of Justin, Louis Auchincloss
offers his richest portrait yet of the man-
ners and mores of the Establishment
world he knows so well.
The lady of situations is Natica
Chauncey, the daughter of a ruined fi-
nancier who is forced to rely on a kindly
matron for her glancing acquaintance
with the aristocracy of Long Island. But
Natica is too clear-sighted to pretend that
such a life, as much as it dazzles her,
would satisfy her intellect. Coming of
age at a time when anything more than
a modest show of ambition does not be-
come a lady, she must seek her own for-
tune in the fortunes of others. And so,
with little more than her wits and deter-
mination, she makes her way through
the social shoals of New England prep
schools, Hudson Valley estates, and New
York drawing rooms.
Natica sees herself as a Bronte sister
"without the moors and without the ge-
nius"; her doting Aunt Ruth, a woman
of less imagination but considerably more
compassion, would contend merely that
she has "an attractive personality and a .
first-class mind." But Natica has one
thing more: a gift for finding opportu-
nity in improbable situations, even at the risk of scandal.
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THE LADY OF SITUATIONS pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024