Breathing Room

Peyton Place

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious is a great read about the intricacies and prejudices of a small town. This book enters the world of Peyton Place where nothing is too small to gossip about and every story is greatly exagerrated. This book does an excellent job describing in vivid detail the thoughts and behaviors within the social environment of this small community.

I first read about this book through an article in Vanity Fair which described it as the book that transformed the publishing industry and created quite a stir. It became a television series as well as a film and I believe they're doing a re-make of the film. I'd recommend checking it out of the library, it's worth the read.