false 856190 24 A classic work left unfinished by Edith Wharton has been brought to a successful completion using Wharton's own synopsis, as it chronicles the fortunes of five rich New York girls who travel to England in search of titled husbands. Reprint. <i>NYT. </i> 1483593 book 1993 The Buccaneers total:648|5:148|4:263|3:196|2:34|1:7| 648 2455 893 62 5 1 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 12:29:49 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 12:32:23 -0700 2009
It took me about 12 hours from start to finish to read the last of Wharton's novels, left unfinished for decades and then completed in Wharton's style by scholar Marion Mainwaring. As I mentioned earlier, I've watched the PBS series three times now and there'...more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri Sep 12 17:28:23 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 07 18:37:07 -0800 2009
My problem with the book is that in the end she makes a choice. When yo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 10:53:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 11:45:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Tue Apr 22 11:02:43 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 11:03:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 22 11:57:51 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 12:01:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 16:26:21 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 13:49:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sat Aug 04 00:09:33 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 10:46:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:00:27 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 09:01:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 22:02:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 21:34:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 04:41:03 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 14:21:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 02:57:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 05:39:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:06:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:18:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:07:39 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 18:38:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:08:38 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 15:50:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 07 20:07:13 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:11:10 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 29 21:28:05 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 21:52:21 -0700 2008
While many of the supporting characters were a bit cold and one-dimensional, I really loved the heroine of the story, Nan St. Georg...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 15:00:46 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 15:02:34 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 15:43:46 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:45:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:32:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:32:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 07:40:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 07:54:52 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=856190