Bücher von Emily Toth

This is the true, unvarnished life story of the girl who grew up to write The Awakening, a masterpiece published 100 years ago. With its portrayal of a woman whose sexual desires take her outside marriage, it rocked American literature's cozy conception of womanhood.

In September, 1956, Peyton Place by Grace Metalious burst onto the American scene as the most controversial novel of the century. Its publication was also an extraordinary story of personal triumph. In this book Emily Toth provides a complete and sympathetic portrait of Grace: the idealistic young scribbler, partier, reluctant wife and mother.