The Custom of the Country – cup of tea with that book, please

Give These A Chance!: Other Books That Should Be Adapted To Film and TV

I love seeing adaptations of my favorite classic novels (when they are good). Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing Jane Austen continue to thrive in popular culture, even in the 21st century. But as much as I love Austen, I do recognize that are just as wonderful and captivating books that deserve the sameContinue reading “Give These A Chance!: Other Books That Should Be Adapted To Film and TV”

Book Review: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

Format: Paperback Pages: 410 pages Published: 1913 Publisher: Oxford University Press Genre: Fiction & Literature, Classics Synopsis: Edith Wharton’s satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. The Saturday Review wrote that sheContinue reading “Book Review: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton”