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Seventeen

by Booth Tarkington · 1915

Romance · ranked #43 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A reminiscence of America’s youth, Seventeen takes place in turn-of-the-20th-century Indianapolis. In this innocent story we learn that people dealt with the same affections and outlooks then as they

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The verdict

Category
Romance
First published
1915 · 1910s
Author
Booth Tarkington
Standing
Recommended

About Romance

Romance takes love, desire and connection seriously as subjects and does justice to their complexity. The best romance is emotionally intelligent, beautifully paced and among the most carefully crafted fiction being written today.

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