Hester
a story of contemporary life
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Word Count
123,750 words, Guess
Page Count
495 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2935344M
- ISBN-100860685152
- ISBN-139780860685159
- LibraryThing35875
- Goodreads2288721
Classifications
- DDC823/.8
- LCCPR5113 .H4 1984
- LCCPR5113.H4
Description
"The aging Catherine Vernon, jilted in her youth, has risen to power in a man's world as head of the family bank. She thinks she sees through everyone and rules over a family of dependants with knowing cynicism. But there are two people in Redborough who resist her. One is Hester, a young relation with a personality as strong as Catherine's, and as determined to find a role for herself. The other is Edward, Catherine's favourite, whom she treats like a son. Conflict between young and old is inevitable, and in its depiction of the complex relationships that develop between the three principal characters, Hester is a masterpiece of psychological realism. In exploring the difficulty of understanding human nature, it is also a compulsive story of financial and sexual risk-taking that mounts towards a searing climax."--Back cover.
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