Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton

Bunner Sisters

Edith Wharton

136 pages first pub 1916 (view editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally nuanced explorations of everyday struggles, told through a lens of quiet observation and historical insight.

Description

"Bunner Sisters," written in 1892 but not published until 1916 in Xingu and Other Stories, takes place in a shabby neighborhood in New York City. The two Bunner sisters, Ann Eliza the elder, and Evelina the younger, keep a small shop selling artif...

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Community Reviews

3.54
based on 198 reviews

Moods

sad: 83%

emotional: 66%

reflective: 58%

dark: 41%

mysterious: 16%

adventurous: 8%


Pace

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