BUtterfield 8
By: John O'Hara ; introduction by Lorin Stein
Series: Penguin classics; Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780143107088
Subjects: Mistresses; Young women; Poor women; Fiction
Other titles: Butterfield eight
Description: One Sunday morning, Gloria wakes up in a stranger's apartment with nothing but a torn evening dress, stockings, and panties. When she steals a fur coat from the wardrobe to wear home, she unleashes a series of events that can only end in tragedy. Inspired by true events, this novel caused a sensation on its publication for its frank depiction of the relationship between a wild and beautiful young woman and a respectable, married man.