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A long-lost, highly-acclaimed literary masterpiece by Anne Green, back in print for the first time in over 90 years.The Malory family are Americans living in 1930s Paris as if they were still in the Deep South, with all the traditions and prejudices that go along with it. Beautiful sisters Marietta and Lucile are both attracted to Timothy, a young American associate at their father's international law firm...though Marietta keeps her desires secret, plotting instead to take him for herself. But her scheming, under the guise of loving sisterhood, backfires in a devastating, surprising way, dramatically changing her life. And that's only the beginning..."It's a curious and rather prankish mixture of comedy and satire, romance and tragedy, that all but defies classification." New York Times"The ironic comedy turns to iron tragedy. Almost in spite of herself, Anne Green has told the story of a lost generation." Des Moines Register"Marietta is one of Anne Green's best characters -- gay, reckless, malicious, and possessing a deadly charm which she practices on a host of young men. Marietta's dash through life, her ruthless annexing of anything or anybody, is made fascinating by Anne Green's delightful telling." Greenville News"It is witty, trenchant, devastating. The characters are drawn whole. Her style is catabolic." Knoxville News-Sentinel"Marietta is intrinsically tragic, and yet it is sparkling with humor and exquisitely accurate in its observation of everyday trifles." Minneapolis Journal"Critics have called this young author shrewd and diabolically clever. She is all of that. Perhaps that is the reason the central character (we can't say heroine, for there isn't a thing heroic about Marietta Malory), is so clever." The Morning Call"Anne Green has such a delightful time writing her books, there is nothing to do but enjoy them with her, to laugh with her at these people instead of becoming too serious over what is the inherent tragedy of their story." Salt Lake Tribu