In a Yellow Wood (1947)

by Gore Vidal

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:Master storyteller Gore Vidal's 1947 classic. Robert Holton has returned from Europe and settled into a solitary existence working for a New York stockbroker. He suppresses memories of nights of love in Florence as he tries to succeed in the city, but when Carla turns up he has to choose between conventionality and the fraught path of love.… (more)

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Very early Vidal that deals with his transition years in New York City and his introduction into NY society and exposure to gay culture. Certainly not my favorite of his books, but definitely provides insight into his development both as a literary figure and as a social critic. (

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:Master storyteller Gore Vidal's 1947 classic.
Robert Holton has returned from Europe and settled into a solitary existence working for a New York stockbroker. He suppresses memories of nights of love in Florence as he tries to succeed in the city, but when Carla turns up he has to choose between conventionality and the fraught path of love.

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