Classics Literary 1900

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious

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…

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What it is

A small town hiding secrets · it tells it with no filter

What happens in it

Small-town secrets

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How it's told

Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all
Style
Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you want a book that doesn't look away
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

Maybe not if…

  • you'd rather skip the hard scenes
  • you're after something comforting

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