Hester
Complete 3 Volumes
Edición de la obra Hester
| Autor | Margaret Oliphant |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Independently Published |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| ISBN-13 | 9798594216488 |
| Número de Cutter | O47h |
"The aging Catherine Vernon, jilted in her youth, has risen to power in a man's world as head of the family bank. She thinks she sees through everyone and rules over a family of dependants with knowing cynicism. But there are two people in Redborough who resist her. One is Hester, a young relation with a personality as strong as Catherine's, and as determined to find a role for herself. The other is Edward, Catherine's favourite, whom she treats like a son. Conflict between young and old is inevitable, and in its depiction of the complex relationships that develop between the three principal characters, Hester is a masterpiece of psychological realism. In exploring the difficulty of understanding human nature, it is also a compulsive story of financial and sexual risk-taking that mounts towards a searing climax."--Back cover.