Escape: The Green Bay Tree; Possession; Early Autumn; A Good Woman

Escape: The Green Bay Tree; Possession; Early Autumn; A Good Woman - Paperback

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Escape: The Green Bay Tree; Possession; Early Autumn; A Good Woman

Escape: The Green Bay Tree; Possession; Early Autumn; A Good Woman - Paperback

by Louis Bromfield
$63.25
Sale price  $63.25 Regular price 

Book Overview

In this monumental 1,134-page omnibus, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield-one of the great chroniclers of American life between the wars-explores love, ambition, disillusionment, and the eternal search for meaning.

The Green Bay Tree paints a vivid portrait of a community on the cusp of change, where the old world clashes with the new and human frailty shapes destiny.

In Possession, Bromfield examines the dark allure of control-emotional, material, and spiritual-as passion and pride tear at the fabric of family and self.

Early Autumn, his Pulitzer-winning masterpiece, delves into the quiet tragedies and redemptions of a New England family bound by tradition yet yearning for freedom.

And in A Good Woman, he offers a tender yet unflinching portrait of a woman's strength and vulnerability in the face of a world that demands her sacrifice.

Together, these novels form a panoramic exploration of an America in transition-restless, romantic, and forever seeking escape from its own contradictions. For readers who cherish the great realist tradition of Edith Wharton and Willa Cather, this omnibus is both an immersion in Bromfield's artistry and a rediscovery of one of America's most perceptive storytellers.

ISBN9781515468455
Author Louis Bromfield
PublisherSpire Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages1136
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Louis Bromfield

Louis Bromfield (1896-1956) was a novelist, screenwriter, and pioneering conservationist. A bestselling author in the 1920s and '30s, he later founded Malabar Farm in Ohio, where he championed sustainable agriculture and inspired the modern organic movement. His best-known books include Early Autumn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), The Rains Came, and Pleasant Valley, which reflect his wide-ranging literary and environmental interests. Stephen Heyman is the author of The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere.

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