Publisher's Synopsis
His Second Wife is a novel written by Ernest Poole, first published in 1925. The story revolves around a wealthy businessman named Avery North, who is left widowed and alone with his young daughter after his first wife dies. Seeking companionship, he marries a young woman named Sylvia, who is beautiful and charming but also manipulative and selfish. As their marriage progresses, Avery begins to realize the true nature of his second wife and the toll it takes on his family and business. The novel explores themes of love, marriage, family, and the consequences of one's actions. Ernest Poole was an American writer and journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Harbor, in 1916. His Second Wife is considered one of his most notable works and is a classic example of early 20th-century American literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
