The Wapshaw Scandal (by John Cheever)

About This Novel

"The Wapshaw Scandal" is the sequel to "The Wapshaw Chronicle". The Wapshaw family of St. Botolphus left their New England village and scattered to various places. They either relied on their temperamental authority, or fell into the abyss of alcoholism and lust, unable to extricate themselves, or were held responsible for tax evasion by the United States Internal Revenue Service and fled everywhere... "The Wapshaw Scandal" has a grand but tender vision. The book is full of pitiful characters who are subject to unpredictable fates, but most importantly, they are fellow prisoners of human nature. Cheever treats them not with cold ridicule, but with knowing sympathy.

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