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    The Choice
    The Choice
    The Choice
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    The Choice

    By Edith Wharton

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    While 'The Choice' might be one of Wharton's shorter stories, it nonetheless showcases her talents as a master storyteller. 'The Choice' focuses on the dilemma faced by Cobham Stilling, who is quickly burning the family fortune, much to the horror of his wife and lawyer. Packed with social detail and keen psychological insights, Wharton creates well-rounded characters and presents the reader with a choice that many of us would not like to have to make. -
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSAGA Egmont
    Release dateJun 21, 2022
    ISBN9788728127377
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    Edith Wharton

    Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

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