Edith Wharton's novels and short stories are full of her humorous understanding of the upper classes. Besides her writing, she was a highly regarded landscape architect and interior designer. She left America for France beginning in 1907 and stayed during World War 1. Even though a foreigner she remained and helped the refugees wherever she could. Ethan Frome is her most famous work. Coming Home was first published in 1915. It is the story of a French soldier who takes his revenge on a barbaric German officer. The French soldier's fiancée gave herself to the German so that he will spare her family and their home.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	March 9, 2010
ISBN13	9781438573441
Publishers	Book Jungle
Pages	48
Dimensions	191 × 235 × 3 mm · 99 g
Language	English

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