The Reef is possibly one of Edith Wharton's lesser known novels, but was written during her most brilliantly creative period. In 1910 Edith Wharton's affair with journalist Morton Fullerton had ended, and it would appear that he is present here, in some respect at least, in the character of George Darrow. The Reef is apparently the novel of Wharton's most admired by Henry James, and is said to be the most Jamesian of all her novels.

Many critics assert that Wharton uses The Reef to work on possible problems troubling her at the time, specifically her first experience of passionate love that involved Morton Fullerton.While Wharton was writing The Reef she was additionally learning about her husband's affairs after years of a sexless marriage. It is commonly believed that Anna and Sophy represent Wharton before and after her encounter with Fullerton, with Anna representing the sexually repressed woman that Wharton once feared she would remain. Sophy has been described as "Wharton's natural alter ego."

BIOGRAPHY
Edith Wharton, born Edith Newbold Jones (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

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• Literature & FictionClassicsAmerican
• Literature & FictionClassicsRomance
• RomanceHistorical Romance20th Century

• Publication Date: July 2, 2019
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