Jenny Gerhardt

The second novel by a classic of world literature, published only eleven years after the scandalous Sister Carrie. Jenny Gerhardt, an innocent and dreamlike girl, takes a job at a hotel to help her needy family. A black streak of harsh trials and deprivation seemingly ends with the arrival of Lester — the heir to a large industrial company. However, the Cain family is not ready to accept a union with a girl from outside their circle, and then Jenny will face a difficult choice: to sacrifice her own happiness or to go against high society… A story about nobility, resilience in the face of harsh blows of fate, and the all-conquering power of love, once called by critics the best American novel ever written.