num_pages: 384
description: First published in 1956, Peyton Place uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide: Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife; her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness; and Selena Cross, her gypsy-eyed friend from the wrong side of the tracks.
language: English
title: Peyton Place
titlecomplete: Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
characters: Selena Cross, Constance MacKenzie, Allison MacKenzie
genres: Fiction, Classics, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Chick Lit, Banned Books, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 12027
places: Peyton Place, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, New England
series: Peyton Place
publisher: Northeastern University Press