- ISBN: 9780486476858 | 0486476855
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/14/2012
"Aunt" Charlotte gave up her daughter to afford the child a prosperous position in 19th-century society. Years later, on the eve of the child's wedding, Charlotte's suppressed anguish surfaces. Wharton's keen eye for observing and articulating telling details of class and society elevates a soap opera scenario into an utterly compelling drama.