Peyton Place
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Title
Peyton Place
Description
From Messner Books: "The story of a repressive New England town known for its high standards of public morality, and the steamy sexual activities that take place behind its bedroom doors. While the town's rigid mores lead to hypocrisy and repression, the earthy characters have an unbelievably high level of sexual functioning. In this environment, Allison McKenzie, a dreamy girl coming to womanhood, must make her way without a father, living with her frigid mother Constance McKenzie."
From University Press of New England: "When Grace Metalious's debut novel about the dark underside of a small, respectable New England town was published in 1956, it quickly soared to the top of the bestseller lists. A landmark in twentieth-century American popular culture, 'Peyton Place' spawned a successful feature film and a long-running television series-the first prime-time soap opera."
From University Press of New England: "When Grace Metalious's debut novel about the dark underside of a small, respectable New England town was published in 1956, it quickly soared to the top of the bestseller lists. A landmark in twentieth-century American popular culture, 'Peyton Place' spawned a successful feature film and a long-running television series-the first prime-time soap opera."
Creator
Metalious, Grace
Publisher
Messner
Date
1956
Language
English
Type
Book
Identifier
Contribution Form
Online Submission
No
Zotero
Num Pages
372
Place
New York, New York
URL
http://www.upne.com/1-55553-400-7.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=qLqGDmjR0v4C&dq=metalious&source=gbs_navlinks_s (limited preview available here, 1999 printing)
http://books.google.com/books?id=qLqGDmjR0v4C&dq=metalious&source=gbs_navlinks_s (limited preview available here, 1999 printing)