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Peyton Place (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England)

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Description: 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 -- t ... (more)
Manufacturer: Northeastern
Release date: 4 March 1999
ISBN-10 : 1555534007 | ISBN-13: 9781555534004
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