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Back Street

Vintage Movie Classics

Vintage Movie Classics

By Fannie Hurst
Foreword by Cari Beauchamp

By Fannie Hurst
Foreword by Cari Beauchamp

By Fannie Hurst
Foreword by Cari Beauchamp

By Fannie Hurst
Foreword by Cari Beauchamp

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Mar 25, 2014 | ISBN 9780804170673

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Mar 25, 2014 | ISBN 9780804170680

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    About Back Street

    The bestselling story behind Ross Hunter’s classic melodrama starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin. 
     
    When “fly girl” and gorgeous socialite Ray Schmidt first meets Walter Saxel in Cincinnati, their attraction is instant and everlasting. As their bond deepens, Ray finds herself envisioning a future with Walter, until one fateful day when the settling of her family affairs interferes with their plans to meet, and his relationship with another woman forms. Though years pass and Ray manages to carve out a life for herself in New York City, Walter remains in her memory, and a chance run-in with him leads them both to fall into their former ways. What unfolds is the fascinating tale of what life was for selfless, devoted Ray, a prisoner to her love for the one man who would never fully love her back.
     
    Originally published in 1931, this bestselling classic novel about the heartbreak of living along the “back streets” of a man’s life was adapted into film three times.

    With a new foreword by Cari Beauchamp.

    Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.

    About Back Street

    The bestselling story behind Ross Hunter’s classic melodrama starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin. 
     
    When “fly girl” and gorgeous socialite Ray Schmidt first meets Walter Saxel in Cincinnati, their attraction is instant and everlasting. As their bond deepens, Ray finds herself envisioning a future with Walter, until one fateful day when the settling of her family affairs interferes with their plans to meet, and his relationship with another woman forms. Though years pass and Ray manages to carve out a life for herself in New York City, Walter remains in her memory, and a chance run-in with him leads them both to fall into their former ways. What unfolds is the fascinating tale of what life was for selfless, devoted Ray, a prisoner to her love for the one man who would never fully love her back.
     
    Originally published in 1931, this bestselling classic novel about the heartbreak of living along the “back streets” of a man’s life was adapted into film three times.

    With a new foreword by Cari Beauchamp.

    Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    About Fannie Hurst

    Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) was an American novelist. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1909. Hurst was a member of the Lucy Stone League, the Urban League, and… More about Fannie Hurst

    About Fannie Hurst

    Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) was an American novelist. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1909. Hurst was a member of the Lucy Stone League, the Urban League, and… More about Fannie Hurst

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 25, 2014 | 480 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780804170673

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 25, 2014 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9780804170680

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