Marjorie Morningstar

Herman Wouk

1955

Chapter 1: Marjorie

[ . . . ] Marjorie returned to the bedroom and waited for a moment, watching the doorknob. Then she walked to the full-length mirror on the closet door, and draped the black dress against her bosom, pleased by the contrast it made with her naked shoulders and tumbling hair.

At this moment—it was quite an important moment in her…

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Creator Bio

Herman Wouk

1915–2019
Born in New York, American novelist and playwright Herman Wouk served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Many of his works of historical fiction drew on his wartime experiences, incorporating Jewish characters and themes from Europe, Israel, and the United States. Wouk received a Pulitzer Prize in 1952, and his works have been widely translated.

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