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“People did change, and a change could be a bloom as well as a withering.”

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This novel delves into the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a seemingly perfect couple in the 1950s, as they navigate the challenges of their unfulfilling lives and the societal pressures of their time. more

Author

Richard Yates

Richard Yates (1926-1992) was an American novelist renowned for his unflinching portrayals of suburban American life and the disillusionment of the post-war middle class. His debut novel "Revolutionary Road" (1961) is now considered a classic of American literature. A World War II veteran, Yates wrote with raw honesty about the broken American Dream and the quiet desperation of ordinary lives. Though underappreciated during his lifetime, his work influenced generations of writers and gained recognition after his death. more

“Behind them in the garden the little stone house brooded among the shadows. It was lonely but not forsaken. It had not yet done with dreams and laughter and the joy of life; there were to be future summers for the little stone house; meanwhile, it could wait. And over the river in purple durance the echoes bided their time.”

Littles Done Dream Joy House Waiting Behinds Summer Laughter Shadow Garden Rivers Stones Lonely Echoes Purple Joy Of Life Forsaken

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“Hard work, is the best medicine yet devised for all the ills of man- and of woman.”

Men Hard Hard Work Medicine

Author:Richard Yates

“of all the weapons of destruction that man could invent, the most terrible-and the most powerful-was the word. Daggers and spears left traces of blood; arrows could be seen at a distance. Poisons were detected in the end and avoided. But the word managed to destroy without leaving clues.”