The Scarlet Letter Condition:Like New In our era of rising

In our era of rising nationalism and increased skepticism about globalization's benefits

yet nuanced and sharp style

Fitzgerald here once again displays a wariness of the upper classes - "an abiding distrust

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

IT WON THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION

The Scarlet Letter Condition:Like New In our era of risingA tale of sin, punishment and atonement, The Scarlet Letter exposes the moral rigidity of a 17th Century Puritan New England community when faced with the illegitimate child of a young mother. Regarded as the first real heroine of American fiction, it is Hester Prynne's strength of character that resonates with the reader when her harsh sentence is cast. It is in her refusal to reveal the identity of the father in the face of her accusers that