A novel of George Orwell in 1920s BURMA
Tender is the Night
Location(s): Nice, Rome, Zurich
Genre(s): Romance
Era(s): 1920s
Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets and hidden corruption that hold them together. As Dick draws closer to Rosemary, he fractures the delicate structure of his marriage and sets both Nicole and himself on to a dangerous path where only the strongest can survive. In this exquisite, lyrical novel, Fitzgerald has poured much of the essence of his own life: he has also depicted the age of materialism, shattered idealism and broken dreams. In some versions there is also an episode set in Rome.
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