--- product_id: 2697377 title: "Summer Paperback – July 29, 2010" brand: "edith wharton" price: "₱1443" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/2697377-summer-paperback-july-29-2010 store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Summer Paperback – July 29, 2010 **Brand:** edith wharton **Price:** ₱1443 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Summer Paperback – July 29, 2010 by edith wharton - **How much does it cost?** ₱1443 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/2697377-summer-paperback-july-29-2010) ## Best For - edith wharton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted edith wharton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Summer Paperback – July 29, 2010 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51aZ1iyvq+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A poetic, evocative story of young love and loss *by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013* Like all other Edith Wharton novels, Summer is highly evocative - it creates the illusion of actually being there; you can practically feel the oppressive, judgmental, small town atmosphere of North Dormer, the summer months, the rain laden clouds, the ever-present "Mountain", the dusty library with it's crumbling books; it's walls practically closing in... And like her other novels, Summer is poetic - it's more about what is left unsaid than what is articulated.Briefly, the novel is about a young girl on the threshold of youth, oppressed by her small town. She has the added burden of her past to carry - she has been rescued from her social outcast of a mother after her father has been sent to prison. Her guardian, now a widower, is in love with her. She is acutely conscious of his loneliness and his dependence on her and is contemptuous of that dependence.She is pretty, smart, strong willed, and passionate. Like all Edith Wharton's heroines, she is capable of enormous emotional depth. She falls in love with a visitor to North Dormer, a young, privileged architect from New York. She has to battle to keep her romance from the ever vigilant, prying eyes of her guardian and even the entire town.Edith Wharton evokes in 'Summer' the feeling of intense romance that she evokes in 'The Age of Innocence' without quite calling it love. Charity, the young heroine of 'Summer' offers her lover the freedom of 'choosing to do the right thing', before discovering that she is pregnant. She now has to understand what her mother may have gone through when she gave her up. She also has to understand what she has to offer to her relationship, and the terror of facing her best might not be quite enough for her young man.There is a certain inevitability to her choosing to get married to her guardian without telling her lover about the child. Intellectually, I know that it is the only course allowed for her given that it is the only graceful way saving her pride and her child; keep the feeling that her lover would have chosen her if she had not gotten into a preemptive marriage, alive. Still, there is something not quite appetizing about her guardian, standing in loco parentis, marrying her. And even though I can see her acquiescing - he would be lonesome without her - I can't quite see her mastering her contempt, sometimes compassion, to be quite wife-like.The book is worth a read. And once you get into the mind of the protagonist, it is hard to put down the book until you get to the last page. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wrestling with fate toward redemption *by V***D on Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2012* "Summer" is one of those books that you will think about for a long, long time. Set in the small village of North Dormer in New England, this story unfolds far from Wharton's more famous world of the Van der Luydens and the Mingotts. "Summer" has a little of the feel of "Ethan Frome", but is painted in brighter colors. Our protagonist Charity Royall is naive and unsophisticated, yet she can face facts and deal with the consequences of her actions. We feel as if the Fates have moved to New England and have woven for Charity on a future over which she has little control. The bright summer skies and flowers are overshadowed by the Mountain which broods in the distance, and the reader has a sense of foreboding about Charity's future as she develops her relationship with the sophisticated Lucius Harney. She yearns to develop herself to his level of social ability and breadth of knowledge, all the while knowing her limitations in breeding and background. The reader admires her despite her unattractive faults, such as her undervaluing of what her guardian has given her. Often she is cruel and thankless. The end was, I thought, satisfying: Wharton did not do to Charity what she did to Lily Bart in "House of Mirth", and Charity seems to have learned to be--well--more charitable.I liked this book more than I liked "Ethan Frome", "Twilight Sleep", or "The Reef". While "Summer" may not be in the same class as "House of Mirth" or "Age of Innocence", it is I think comparable to "Glimpses of the Moon". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summer of Love *by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015* A beautifully written story about a young woman who is thwarted by the rigid social order that governs her society. Charity Royall is a very interesting character in that she is a romantic dreamer who at the same time recognises her dreams for what they are. Even when she is in the throes of passion for Lucius Harney she knows in her heart that they don't have a future together. She embraces their summer of love, the only summer that she will ever know, and lives in the moment while she can. The fact that she feels no guilt about their affair is very refreshing and progressive for the time.Inevitably she must face the consequences of her actions and the ending is bleak (not to mention creepy). Even though Charity is used by both Harney and her guardian, they are not portrayed as evil monsters and it's this subtlety that makes Wharton's writing so great. My only criticism of the book is that I found the pacing a bit uneven but it was another excellent read from one of my all-time favourite authors. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/2697377-summer-paperback-july-29-2010](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/2697377-summer-paperback-july-29-2010) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*