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Peyton Place is a 1956 novel by the American author Grace Metalious. Set in New England in the time periods before and after World War II, the novel tells the story of three women who are forced to come to terms with their identity, both as women and as sexual beings, in a small, conservative, gossipy town.
Jun 15, 2020 · Three women are forced to come to terms with their identity, both as women and as sexual beings, in a small, conservative, gossipy New England town, with recurring themes of hypocrisy, social inequities and class privilege in a tale that includes incest, abortion, adultery, lust and murder.
- Metalious Grace
Mar 1, 2011 · This new paperback edition of Peyton Place features an insightful introduction by Ardis Cameron that thoroughly examines the novel's treatment of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and power, and considers the book's influential place in American and New England literary history.
Grace Metalious, Ardis Cameron (introduction) 3.80. 12,452 ratings1,204 reviews. First published in 1956, Peyton Place uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town.
Mar 15, 2011 · 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...
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.
Jan 1, 2015 · In the small New England town of Peyton Place secrets are preserved for a lifetime, and skeletons are kept firmly in the closet. But the secrets of the town begin to unravel slowly...
Mar 4, 1999 · Taking place from 1937 to 1944, Peyton Place is a coming-of-age story of sorts about a teenager, her mother, and her friend from the wrong side of town. More generally, Metalious drives home the hypocrisy of a stalwart stuffy New England town by revealing what lies below the surface.
- Grace Metalious
Dec 1, 2013 · Peyton Place. Paperback – December 1, 2013. by Grace Metalious (Author) 4.4 73 ratings. See all formats and editions. Peyton Place is a literary masterpiece, brilliantly written, every word artfully crafted. It was made into a major motion picture in 1958, a long-running TV Series and several sequels and adaptations.
- Grace Metalious
Allison feels lonely and isolated in Peyton Place, save for the company of her best friend, Selena Cross, a poor girl trapped under the thumb of an abusive step-father. As the ebb and flow of small-town drama cascades over Peyton Place, the three women must navigate the constraints…
