Possession
Published on 9. October 2025
236 pages
978-1-5154-6831-8 (ISBN)
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In Possession: Escape Book 2, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield continues his sweeping American family saga of love, betrayal, and moral decay among the privileged elite of the Jazz Age and early Depression era. Set against a backdrop of luxurious estates and glittering high society, this powerful novel explores the devastating cost of ambition, passion, and desire when people confuse love with possession.
At the heart of the story lies a complex marriage, built on pride and control rather than understanding. As jealousy, temptation, and social pressure tear at the fragile bonds between husband and wife, Bromfield reveals the human struggle between freedom and duty, heart and convention, emotion and restraint. It is a tale of people desperate to hold on to what they can never truly own - and the painful consequences that follow when they try.
Written with sharp psychological insight and rich, cinematic detail, Possession captures the restless energy of a world on the brink of change - a time when the old moral order was collapsing and a new generation sought meaning in love, art, and rebellion.
Rediscover this forgotten literary classic - a brilliant, emotionally charged portrait of a nation and a family trying to find redemption amid the glamour and corruption of high society. Perfect for readers who love Edith Wharton, Sinclair Lewis, or F. Scott Fitzgerald, and for anyone drawn to literary fiction filled with passion, power, and the consequences of choice.
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Louis Bromfield (1896-1956) was one of the most acclaimed American novelists of the early twentieth century, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a leading voice in modern American literature. Celebrated for his vivid storytelling, psychological insight, and unflinching portraits of society, class, and moral conflict, Bromfield captured the transformation of American life from the Gilded Age through the Jazz Age.
Before achieving international fame, Bromfield served as an ambulance driver in World War I, an experience that deeply shaped his understanding of human struggle and resilience. His breakthrough novel, Early Autumn, earned the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his other works-including The Green Bay Tree, Possession, and A Good Woman-cemented his reputation as a master of the social novel.
Today, Louis Bromfield's novels are being rediscovered by a new generation of readers drawn to his rich character studies, bold critiques of privilege and conformity, and his belief in freedom, individuality, and renewal. His writing remains essential reading for fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and Sinclair Lewis-and for anyone who loves classic American fiction that still feels timeless and alive.
