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Marjorie Morningstar Herman Wouk

Marjorie Morningstar By Herman Wouk

Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk


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Summary

The timeless classic about the American dream - and the girl who lives it.

Marjorie Morningstar Summary

Marjorie Morningstar: The 'proto-feminist classic' (Vulture) from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author by Herman Wouk

"I read it and I thought, 'Oh, God, this is me.'" - Scarlet Johansson

Now hailed as a "proto-feminist classic" (Vulture), Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk's powerful coming-of-age novel about an ambitious young woman pursuing her artistic dreams in New York City has been a perennial favourite since it was first a bestseller in the 1950s.

Sixteen-year-old Marjorie Morgenstern lives a quiet life in New York City. Her mother hopes for a glittering marriage to a good man, but Marjorie has other ideas.

When she falls desperately in love with Noel Airman, a musician as reckless as he is talented, Marjorie dreams of defying her destiny as a wife and mother to become a star of the stage. Why should she settle with being just another Mrs Morgenstern if she can succeed as Marjorie Morningstar?

Rich with humour and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine.

"A proto-feminist classic." - Boris Kachka, Vulture

"To me, it's a unicorn of a book - a so-called women's novel, written by a man, that takes its heroine very seriously . . . A serious book that finds a big, sprawling story in what seems like a small, narrow life." - Laura Lippman, author of The Lady in the Lake

"Very good reading indeed." - Maxwell Geismar, New York Times

Marjorie Morningstar Reviews

Marjorie evokes the period when girls are still free to dream about their future, before they actually have to start making choices about it. * Slate *
I read it and thought, 'Oh my god, this is me." * Scarlett Johansson *

About Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk is the author of The Caine Mutiny, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, and Inside, Outside. His latest novel is The Lawgiver, a romantic comedy about the seeming impossibility of making a movie about the life of Moses. Born in the Bronx in 1915, he has lived in Manhattan, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC. He now resides in Palm Springs, California.

Additional information

GOR007347846
9781444778038
144477803X
Marjorie Morningstar: The 'proto-feminist classic' (Vulture) from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author by Herman Wouk
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
2013-05-09
576
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Marjorie Morningstar