
Peyton Place
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Narrated by:
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Tim O'Connor
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By:
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Grace Metalious
In 1956, when this novel was first published, communities all over New England snapped up copies to see if they were the town portrayed in the book. Peyton Place is the story of a repressive New England town known for its high standards of public morality, and the steamy sexual activities that take place behind its bedroom doors. While the town's rigid mores lead to hypocrisy and repression, the earthy characters have an unbelievably high level of sexual functioning, especially the playboy Rodney Harrington and the profoundly round-heeled Betty Anderson. In this environment, Allison McKenzie, a dreamy girl coming to womanhood, must make her way without a father, living with her frigid mother, Constance McKenzie.
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Critic reviews
"Metalious was a competent writer with some flair whose punchy workmanlike prose efficiently captured her little inland New England hamlet's earthy (if somewhat unbelievably sexually functional) populace." (Kirkus Reviews)
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I can’t imagine the impact years ago when released but sometimes shocking stirs debate and much included here. Hearing the words has much more impact than reading or it is for me. Glad I didn’t read & enjoyed the oral. The presenter was excellent and perfect for the setting of the book.
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