| Publication |
London, Penguin, 2009.
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| Description |
xviii, 93pPale blue spine
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| Series |
Penguin modern classics
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| Summary/Abstract |
The only single edition now available of this American classic about a mother obsessed with her disabled daughter. The embattled Wingfield family: Amandaاfaded southern belle, abandoned wife, dominating mother, who hopes to match her daughter with an eligible "gentleman caller;" Lauraاlame and painfully shy, she evades her mother's schemes and reality by retreating to a world of make-believe; Tomاsole support of the family, he eventually leaves home to become a writer but is forever haunted by the memory of Laura.
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| Standard Number |
9780141190266 Pb.
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