description: A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves New York to accept the job of her dreams-working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest-and the most destructive-love of her life.Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.
language: English
title: Marjorie Morningstar
titlecomplete: Marjorie Morningstar
characters: Marsha Zelenko, Wally Wronken, Noel Airman, Marjorie Morgenstern
genres: Romance, New York, Literary Fiction, Coming Of Age, American, Novels, Fiction, Classics, Jewish, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 8598
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Collins/Fontana