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The Hungry Heart

The Hungry Heart

Phillips, David Graham

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ISBN10: 1163124257
ISBN13: 9781163124253
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 508
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Hungry Heart is a novel written by David Graham Phillips. The book follows the story of a young woman named Alix Johnstone, who is forced to leave her hometown in the Midwest and move to New York City after her father's death. Alix is determined to make a new life for herself in the big city, but she quickly discovers that life in New York is not as easy as she thought it would be.Alix finds work as a stenographer for a wealthy businessman named James Haldane, who is known for his ruthless business practices and his womanizing ways. Despite his reputation, Alix is drawn to James and the two begin a passionate affair. However, their relationship is complicated by James' wife, who is suffering from a terminal illness.As Alix navigates the complexities of her relationship with James, she also struggles to find her place in the world. She befriends a group of artists and writers who introduce her to the bohemian lifestyle of Greenwich Village, but she soon realizes that this lifestyle is not as fulfilling as she thought it would be.Throughout the novel, Alix must confront her own desires and ambitions, as well as the harsh realities of life in New York City. The Hungry Heart is a captivating story of love, ambition, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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