Gilded Age

McMillan, Claire

ISBN 10: 1617071064 ISBN 13: 9781617071065

Publisher: Tantor Media Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Intelligent, witty, and poignant, Gilded Age presents a modern Edith Wharton heroine-dramatically beautiful, socially prominent, and just a bit unconventional-whose return to the hothouse of Cleveland society revives rivalries, raises eyebrows, and reveals the tender vulnerabilities of a woman struggling to reconcile her desire for independence and her need for love.

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Review:

"Looking for a beach read with a touch of literary pedigree? . . . [A] rich romp of a read."--"Elle"

"McMillan, a facile writer who excels at natural dialogue, is deft at bringing character 'types' like Ellie and her professor-swain to life. Readers needn't care about Cleveland aristocracy to enjoy this book. . . . Ellie Hart's conundrum seduces us . . . studded with intriguing and accurate morsels, set among the city's old-money WASP conventions, updated with sexting and tequila body shots. More than a century after "The House of Mirth", McMillan demonstrates that human nature's tendency to judge and shun is still with us."--"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"Great fun, an over-the-top social farce, like "Gossip Girl" for grown people."--"Boston Globe"

"McMillan reimagines Wharton's "The House of Mirth" as a modern story set amid the upper crust of Cleveland instead of New York. The new setting works brilliantly. While the book hews to the original in terms of plot, this is no literary parlor trick: The dialogue is sharp and witty, and the characters inhabit a world of their own making. It's a tragic comedy that's alternately hilarious and heartbreaking."--"Romantic Times"

"Claire McMillan has captured Cleveland society in her clever net and with it brought back Lily Bart to vivid life in this witty, perceptive, and compulsively readable story of our human frailties, our strivings for success and love."--Sheila Kohler, author of "Becoming Jane Eyre"

"In "Gilded Age", Claire McMillan manages to both channel Edith Wharton and tell a compelling contemporary story of a woman unable to define herself through anything but the men who who desire her."--Lily King, author of "Father of the Rain"

"McMillan cleverly uses Wharton's classic novel to draw parallels between the social mores of two starkly different centuries. . . . An engrossing first novel."--"Library Journal"

"Claire McMillan has written a delightful first novel, which cleverly uses "The House of Mirth" as a counterpoint for her own perceptive take on contemporary social mores. A very fun read for Wharton's fans and anyone who likes a good story."--Emily Mitchell, author of"The Last Summer of the World"

"If Edith Wharton had lived in the contemporary Midwest, here is the novel she would have written. From the dowager who pins a half million dollars in diamonds on her fleece vest to the native son burdened by a decaying family estate, Claire McMillan gets it all right as she spins an intelligent and engrossing story of class, feminism, and beautiful but doomed Ellie Hart."--Susan Rebecca White, author of "A Soft Place to Land"

"A hard-edged look at the . . . elite of modern-day Cleveland . . . While the novel tips its hat to "House of Mirth", a simple comparison doesn't do McMillan justice."--"Publishers Weekly"

About the Author:

Claire McMillan is the author of the novel Gilded Age.
A multiple Audie Award finalist, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, and one of AudioFile's Best Voices of 2010 and 2011, Hillary Huber has recorded close to two hundred titles. AudioFile magazine says, "Hillary Huber's narration is lyrical enough to be set to music."

About this edition

• Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1617071064
• ISBN 13: 9781617071065
• Binding: Preloaded Digital Audio Player