Peyton Place
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious is a notable work published by UPNE on March 4, 1999, in this First Thus edition. This novel delves into the hidden complexities of a seemingly respectable New England town, revealing the darker aspects of its community. With a page count of 372, the book presents a vivid portrayal of its characters and their intertwined lives, exploring themes of ambition, defeat, and the social dynamics that shape their existence.
Readers will find that Peyton Place offers a compelling narrative filled with shocking incidents and earthy prose. The book examines the intricate social anatomy of its characters, highlighting their passions, vices, and struggles. This edition also includes an insightful introduction by Ardis Cameron, which discusses the novel’s treatment of class, gender, race, and power, as well as its significant role in American literary history. The work is categorized under subjects such as Fiction, Literary, and Women’s Studies, making it a relevant exploration of social issues within a fictional framework.
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When Grace Metalious’s debut novel about the dark underside of a small, respectable New England town was published in 1956, it quickly soared to the top of the bestseller lists. A landmark in twentieth-century American popular culture, Peyton Place spawned a successful feature film and a long-running television series—the first prime-time soap opera.
Contemporary readers of Peyton Place will be captivated by its vivid characters, earthy prose, and shocking incidents. Through her riveting, uninhibited narrative, Metalious skillfully exposes the intricate social anatomy of a small community, examining the lives of its people—their passions and vices, their ambitions and defeats, their passivity or violence, their secret hopes and kindnesses, their cohesiveness and rigidity, their struggles, and often their courage.
This new paperback edition of Peyton Place features an insightful introduction by Ardis Cameron that thoroughly examines the novel’s treatment of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and power, and considers the book’s influential place in American and New England literary history.
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