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The Friend of Women and Other Stories
Louis Auchincloss
#UB4472
Hardcover, 212 pages; 2007
$11.90
In my observance there are two kinds of nasty women: those who can be agreeable when they get what they want, and those who remain disagreeable even afterward.
Louis Auchincloss has been called the "last of the gentlemen novelists." Having published his sixty-fifth book in this, his ninetieth year, Auchincloss harkens back to a more formal, mannerly time. He writes with an easy elegance--with the occasional juicy bit tossed in--as he develops plots and characters within the upper-crust world he knows best. The people of his stories struggle with conscience and morality--as well as the strong wills of others accustomed to having their way--within the context of tony private schools, high-powered law firms, and Manhattan drawing rooms.
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