Complete novels Boston adventure ; The Mountain lion ; The Catherine wheel Jean Stafford complete novels Stafford complete novels Novels Stafford, Jean 1915-1979 creator author. Davis, Kathryn 1946- editor. text bibliography novel Fiction. Novels. Fiction. Novels. nyu 2019 2019 monographic eng print 894 pages ; 21 cm. Jean Stafford (1915-1979) made a bold entrance onto the American literary scene in 1944 when her first novel, Boston Adventure became a surprise best seller. She followed up this initial success with two more acclaimed novels, The Mountain Lion (1944) and The Catherine Wheel (1952), and became a prolific writer of short stories for The New Yorker and other prominent magazines. Boston Adventure follows Sonia Marburg, the daughter of immigrant parents, as she seeks to escape her impoverished childhood by becoming the secretary-companion of the socially prominent Lucy Pride. The novel won praise for its perceptive satire of upper-class Boston society, while Stafford's portrayal of the inner life of her protagonist drew comparisons to Henry James and Marcel Proust. In The Mountain Lion Stafford drew on her childhood memories of southern California and Colorado to tell the story of Molly Fawcett, her brother Ralph, and their shared journey through the treacherous passage from childhood into adolescence. Set in a country house in Maine, The Catherine Wheel traces the tragic relationship between a lonely boy and his beloved aunt during a summer in which each of them secretly seeks revenge against the people who have betrayed them. Boston adventure -- The Mountain lion -- The Catherine wheel. Jean Stafford ; Kathryn Davis, editor. Includes bibliographical references (pages 874-894). American fiction 20th century American fiction 1900-1999 fast PS3569.T2 A6 2019 813.52 Boston adventure Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979 Mountain lion Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979 Catherine wheel Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979 Boston adventure Mountain lion Catherine wheel Library of America ; 324 9781598536447 1598536443 2019936689 UKMGB 190716 20200217130027.0 in00004160786 eng