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ALice Adams
ALice Adams
Author: Booth Tarkington
This is the story of a middle-class family living in the industrialized midland country at the turn of the 20th century. It is against this dingy backdrop that Alice Adams seeks to distinguish herself. She goes to a dance in a used dress, which her mother attempts to renew by changing the lining and adding some lace. She adorns herself not with ...  more »
ISBN: 309169
Publication Date: 1921
Pages: 434
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Booth Tarkington won his second Pulitzer Prize for fiction with Alice Adams. He also won for The Magnificent Ambersons. Tragic story of Alice and her family trying to live beyond their means.


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