Synopses & Reviews
Her name conjures up Gilded Age New York society in all its snobbish ruthlessness - the world of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. This new biography reaches beyond the stereotype to display Whartons brilliance and passionate convictions.
About the Author
HERMIONE LEE's previous books include the internationally acclaimed biography Virginia Woolf, a collection of essays on life-writing, Body Parts, and a study of Elizabeth Bowen. She has written on many American authors, from Willa Cather to Philip Roth. She is a well-known reviewer and broadcaster, and, in 2006, Chair of the judges for the Man-Booker Prize. She is the first woman Goldsmiths' Professor of English at Oxford University, a Fellow of New College Oxford, of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. She was awarded a CBE in 2003 for services to literature.