Fortune's rocks : a novel / Anita Shreve.
In 1890s Boston, a 15-year-old upper-class girl is banished to a convent following an affair with a married doctor which left her pregnant. The girl is forced to surrender the child for adoption, but she subsequently goes to court to recuperate it, and eventually marries the doctor. A study in the mores and manners of the day.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316353571
- ISBN: 0316353574
- Physical Description: 453, 5, 10 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Back Bay Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, [2008]
- Copyright: ©1999
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General Note: | Includes a reading group guide (5 pages). Includes a preview from Testimonials (10 pages). |
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Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
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Summary:
In 1890s Boston, a 15-year-old upper-class girl is banished to a convent following an affair with a married doctor which left her pregnant. The girl is forced to surrender the child for adoption, but she subsequently goes to court to recuperate it, and eventually marries the doctor. A study in the mores and manners of the day.