The Anniversary and Other Stories
1999
First Published
4.03
Average Rating
192
Number of Pages
In a new volume of short fiction, nine previously unpublished stories explore the moral dilemmas of American high society as it focuses on individuals looking back over the course of their lives, including a clergyman preparing for his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary while remembering his wife's five-year affair. 10,000 first printing.
Avg Rating
4.03
Number of Ratings
31
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author
Louis Auchincloss
Author · 41 books
Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American novelist, historian, and essayist. Among Auchincloss' best-known books are the multi-generational sagas The House of Five Talents, Portrait in Brownstone, and East Side Story. Other well-known novels include The Rector of Justin, the tale of a renowned headmaster of a school like Groton trying to deal with changing times, and The Embezzler, a look at white-collar crime. Auchincloss is known for his closely observed portraits of old New York and New England society.
