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A Season in Purgatory

Book Summary by: alex275311     

Original Author: Dominick Dunne
''MESMERIZING''-new york times
Glamour, wealth,success,power-the bradleys are as
close to an aristocracy as america has ever had.And one day soon, if patriarch gerald bradley has his way, his charismatic youngest son will win the highest office in the land.
''A TRIUMPH''-marie brenner
constant bradley has what it takes to go all the way:looks, breeding ,wit,and style.yet the famed congressman has one fatal flaw: beneath his handsome face lies a hidden rage that can explode ....in murder
''STUNNING ...WITTY,JUICY''-liz smith
once,harrison burns was constant's best friend.A scholarship student drawn into the bradleys privileged world of seaside summers and exclusive clubs, he enjpyed the familyes generosity-until the night when fifteen year old winifred utley was blugeoned to death near the bramley estate and harrison became the bearer of constant's most horrifying secret......
''COMPELLING''-daily news,new york
now, twenty years later, harrison knows he most reveal the truth of that terrible night-even if stripping away the illusions around this powerful family earns him thier undying enmity;even if the strength of their fury threatens his reputatoin,his family,and his life....

Published: July 15, 2009
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