A review by sweetsequels
Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton

5.0

This short novel is a great taste of the best of Wharton. Though a lesser known work, I found it to be quite as darkly charming as some of her more popular New York fiction, like House of Mirth, Age of Innocence, etc. I tend to really enjoy her books about poor people living far on the outskirts of high society - these characters feel almost tangible.
This book centers around two spinster sisters whose lives are turned upside down upon the entrance of an intriguing stranger. The man eventually marries one of the sisters...and obviously we can't expect a happy ending. But you'll have to read it to find out just how terrible it is muahaha