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Portrait in Brownstone

by Louis Auchincloss · 1962

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This is the story of Ida Denison, wife of a powerful New York financier, and her struggles for happiness and strength in the old family brownstone amid parents, children and husbnd throughout a long, colorful life.

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familyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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