Book Overview
In 1956 Grace Metalious published Peyton Place, the novel that unbuttoned the straitlaced New England of the popular imagination, transformed the publishing industry, topped the bestseller lists for more than a year, and made its young author one of the most talked-about people in America. In 1959 the sizzling sequel, Return to Peyton Place, picked up where Peyton Place left off: Allison MacKenzie, now the author of America's #1 bestseller, is thrown into the glamorous whirl of the smart set of New York and Hollywood. At home, the rest of the most controversial characters in 1950s American fiction continue to create a stir in this ongoing expos of sex, hypocrisy, social inequity, and class privilege in contemporary America. Peyton Place, the small, seemingly respectable New England town, is revealed as a vividly realistic cauldron of secrets and scandal. Peyton Place and its sequel, Return to Peyton Place, the books that readers used to hide under their mattresses, are now recognized by scholars as the Silent Generation's Perfect Storm and predecessors to the women's liberation movement. Treat yourself to this rediscovered classic.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1555536697
ISBN13:9781555536695
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Northeastern University Press
Length:238 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
Age Range:18 years and up
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Mike Rossi?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I'm a big fan of Peyton Place and the sequel, but Mike Rossi? What happened to Tomas Makris? Was his name too Greek? And Grace changed not only the name but his dark personality in the sequel. Makris had a dark, violent side and an honesty that was full on sexy. In the sequel, he serves as the perfect companion for Connie, easy going with hardly a ripple of his original anger and bitterness of his past. It disappoints me Grace wimped out on his character. Also, since when was Connie in love with Allison's father? She was not. The sequel wasn't as good as the original, no doubt about it, but I still loved going back to Peyton Place with these characters.
good read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I could not wait to read this book after peyton place. It was good but no where as good as peyton place!! But definetely worth reading. So sad this author died young she would of written many fabulous books!!
Peyton Place will never die
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I really enjoyed this book. I bought and reread Peyton Place first and then read this one and enjoyed the whole experience all over again.
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