The Goddess Abides - A Novel

Pearl S Buck

Open Road Media

2014

188 páginas

6h 16m

ISBN-13: 9781480421226

The Goddess Abides: A Novel by Pearl S. Buck
A widow’s New England peace is interrupted by her feelings for two brilliant men, one much younger and the other quite older—and the dilemma of choosing between them. At forty-three, Edith has lost a husband, and has children who have children of their own. Living in a large Vermont house, her days are spent idly reading and playing music. But all of this is to change when two candidates for her affection arrive on the scene. The first is thirty years her senior, a philosopher named Edwin with whom she enjoys an enriching intellectual friendship. The second, Jared, is twenty years her junior: a handsome scientist, he attracts Edith in mind and body. But even if Jared shares her passion, does he have enough life experience to know whether such a union is in his best interests? In this exquisite and probing examination of desire, contrasting passions come to a head.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.