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Synopsis Ethan Hawley, descendent of an old and proud New England family, is working as a clerk in a food store owned by a family of Italian immigrants. His wife is restless and dissatisfied; his teenage children are troubled and discontented, hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards.
| Details | | Series: | Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Size | | Length: | 276 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Industry Reviews "[A] tense, moving drama and an articulate comment on American manners and morals today." San Francisco Chronicle - William Hogan (06/22/1961)
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