Gloria Wandrous

Overview

One Sunday morning, Gloria Wandrous wakes up with a tremendous hangover in the apartment of a man she met the night before. When she decides to take her lover's wife's mink coat, it brings about a chain reaction of events that end in tragedy. Based on true events, this novel caused a major uproar upon its publication in 1935 for its frank descriptions of its characters' uninhibited sexuality.

Author Biography

John O'Hara was a 20th-century American author and journalist. His novels include A Rage to Live; Ten North Frederick, which won the National Book Award; and the best-selling BUtterfield 8.