Flaming Youth (Forgotten Classics): A Collector's Edition
Mar 2027 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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A beautifully crafted, premium collector’s edition of the scandalous 1923 bestseller that defined the Jazz Age flapper and permanently altered the course of modern women's literature.
Experience a premium revival of a forgotten classic book. As the third volume in our Forgotten Classics series, this breathtaking collector's edition features a luxurious foiled cloth hardcover, custom endpapers, gorgeous illustrations, and a matching bookmark.
In a world of illicit champagne and reckless desires, one family is playing a dangerous game with their future.
Welcome to Dorrisdale, where the liquor flows freely and morality is left at the door. The Fentriss family represents the absolute pinnacle of high society, but their glamorous lifestyle hides a foundation of scandalous secrets. As their matriarch quietly fades, her three daughters are left to navigate a decadent era completely unsupervised.
For the youngest daughter, Patricia, the roaring twenties offer a tantalizing playground filled with morally gray characters and midnight thrills. She is determined to outshine her older sisters in a rebellious pursuit of sensation. But when a forbidden romance sparks with an older, sophisticated man tied to his own troubled past, Patricia steps into a dangerous dynamic that threatens to shatter her entire world. Caught between the intoxicating allure of a slow burn attraction and the harsh realities of a society that heavily punishes women for their desires, she must decide what she is willing to risk for a taste of true freedom.
For fans of The Great Gatsby and Taylor Jenkins Reid, featuring forbidden love, age gap romance, morally gray characters, high society family drama, and a slow burn awakening.
Experience a premium revival of a forgotten classic book. As the third volume in our Forgotten Classics series, this breathtaking collector's edition features a luxurious foiled cloth hardcover, custom endpapers, gorgeous illustrations, and a matching bookmark.
In a world of illicit champagne and reckless desires, one family is playing a dangerous game with their future.
Welcome to Dorrisdale, where the liquor flows freely and morality is left at the door. The Fentriss family represents the absolute pinnacle of high society, but their glamorous lifestyle hides a foundation of scandalous secrets. As their matriarch quietly fades, her three daughters are left to navigate a decadent era completely unsupervised.
For the youngest daughter, Patricia, the roaring twenties offer a tantalizing playground filled with morally gray characters and midnight thrills. She is determined to outshine her older sisters in a rebellious pursuit of sensation. But when a forbidden romance sparks with an older, sophisticated man tied to his own troubled past, Patricia steps into a dangerous dynamic that threatens to shatter her entire world. Caught between the intoxicating allure of a slow burn attraction and the harsh realities of a society that heavily punishes women for their desires, she must decide what she is willing to risk for a taste of true freedom.
For fans of The Great Gatsby and Taylor Jenkins Reid, featuring forbidden love, age gap romance, morally gray characters, high society family drama, and a slow burn awakening.
A beautifully crafted, premium collector’s edition of the scandalous 1923 bestseller that defined the Jazz Age flapper and permanently altered the course of modern women's literature.
Experience a premium revival of a forgotten classic book. As the third volume in our Forgotten Classics series, ...
About the author
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958) was a prominent American writer and investigative journalist renowned for his muckraking journalism, which exposed societal injustices and corporate malpractices. Born on January 26, 1871, in Dunkirk, New York, he graduated from Hamilton College in 1891. Adams began his career as a reporter for the New York Sun and later joined McClure's Magazine, where he gained recognition for his investigative work. In 1905, Adams wrote a groundbreaking series titled "The Great American Fraud" for Collier's Weekly, exposing the deceptive practices of patent medicine manufacturers. This series significantly contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, marking a pivotal moment in consumer protection.
Beyond his investigative journalism, Adams was a prolific author of fiction, biographies, and novels. Under the pseudonym Warner Fabian, he wrote several novels in the 1920s and 1930s that were considered risqué for their time, featuring themes of youthful rebellion and sexuality. These works, including "Flaming Youth" (1924) and "Sailors' Wives" (1924), were bestsellers and were adapted into films.
Adams's contributions to literature and journalism were significant, with his works being adapted into films such as "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "The Harvey Girls" (1946). He passed away on November 16, 1958, in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Beyond his investigative journalism, Adams was a prolific author of fiction, biographies, and novels. Under the pseudonym Warner Fabian, he wrote several novels in the 1920s and 1930s that were considered risqué for their time, featuring themes of youthful rebellion and sexuality. These works, including "Flaming Youth" (1924) and "Sailors' Wives" (1924), were bestsellers and were adapted into films.
Adams's contributions to literature and journalism were significant, with his works being adapted into films such as "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "The Harvey Girls" (1946). He passed away on November 16, 1958, in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958) was a prominent American writer and investigative journalist renowned for his muckraking journalism, which exposed societal injustices and corporate malpractices. Born on January 26, 1871, in Dunkirk, New York, he graduated from Hamilton College in 1891. Adams beg...
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