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Edith Wharton ( born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.Wharton combined her insider's view of America's... Read Full Overview

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence . But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included... Read Full Overview

Edith Newbold Jones was born in New York on January 24, 1862. Born into wealth, this background of privilege gave her a wealth of experience to eventually, after several false starts, produce many works based on it culminating in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'The Age Of Innocence'... Read Full Overview

A young couple's love is threatened by the destructive power of money, by one of the greatest authors of her age

Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain: they'll marry and spend a year or so sponging off their wealthy... Read Full Overview

Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain: they'll marry and spend a year or so sponging off their wealthy friends,... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the... Read Full Overview

Susy Branch and Nick Lansing are typical Wharton heroes: popular, attractive, and much poorer than their "international set" friends. Like Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, the two depend on the largesse of more privileged acquaintances to get by. Recognizing in each other... Read Full Overview

The Glimpses of the Moon: Large Print By Edith Wharton Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain: they'll marry... Read Full Overview

The Glimpses of the Moon is a novel written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Edith Wharton. First published in 1922, the book tells the story of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, two young and attractive socialites who are struggling to maintain their luxurious lifestyle after... Read Full Overview

The Glimpses of the Moon is a novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the lives of two young socialites, Nick Lansing and Susy Branch. The couple is in love, but they are struggling financially. In order to maintain their... Read Full Overview