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Flaming Youth
Hardcover
Classic FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025656502
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.53
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Flaming Youth is a quintessential novel of the Jazz Age, capturing the seismic shift in social and sexual mores that defined the 1920s. The story follows the lives of the Fentriss sisters, particularly the youngest, Pat, as they navigate a world where the rigid Victorian standards of their parents have crumbled. Set against a backdrop of country club dances, late-night parties, and newfound personal freedom, the narrative explores the flapper phenomenon and the restless energy of a generation determined to live life on its own terms.
Through its vivid portrayal of suburban social life and the internal conflicts of its characters, the work provides a provocative look at the liberation and the disillusionment of post-World War I youth. Flaming Youth became a massive cultural sensation, challenging contemporary views on marriage, morality, and womanhood. It remains a significant literary landmark for its honest, and at the time scandalous, depiction of the changing American social landscape during one of its most transformative decades. Readers interested in the Roaring Twenties and the origins of modern youth culture will find this work both a compelling drama and an invaluable historical document of 20th-century social evolution.
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