The only monument to writer Edith Wharton is facing closure. The Mount, the mansion Wharton had built in 1901, is facing foreclosure unless enough money can be raised by March 24. Please visit The Mount's website www.edithwharton.org for further details on how to contribute to keep the doors open to the public.
I was first introduced to Edith Wharton's work during high school when the novel Ethan Frome was required reading in our English Lit class. As a grown woman I have come to love some of her other works like House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, and one of my favorite books The Buccaneers. Hubby and I had the pleasure of visiting The Mount in August 2004. At that time only a couple of rooms had been restored, and the garden was brilliant. Edith Wharton's books are a wonderful reflection of New York society at the turn of the twentieth century, much like the way Candace Bushnell's novels reflect current New York society. So, was Edith Wharton the Carrie Bradshaw of her day?
Help save the only monument to this great American writer at www.edithwharton.org.
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