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The scarlet letters
By Auchincloss, Louis
- ISBN
- 978-0-61834-159-7
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 15, 2003
In his 59th work, Auchincloss plays with the old theme of adultery among New York's upper crust in the 1950s. Ambrose Vollard has founded a prestigious law firm on Wall Street, married the right woman, and had the requisite number of children-alas, all are girls. Then favorite daughter Lavinia, or "Vinnie," marries Rodman Jessup-a fine, morally upstanding fellow who soon becomes the son Ambrose neve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
