East Side West Side (novel)

East Side, West Side
First edition
AuthorMarcia Davenport
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
1947
Media typePrint

East Side, West Side is a 1947 novel by the American writer Marcia Davenport.[1] Set in New York City immediately after World War II, an unhappily married woman's life comes to a crisis in a single week. As with her two previous novels it was a commercial success, making the Publishers Weekly annual list of bestsellers.

Film adaptation[edit]

In 1949 it was adapted into a film of the same title by MGM. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it starred Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin and Ava Gardner.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kirkpatrick p.193-194
  2. ^ Goble p.106

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Kirkpatrick, D. L. Twentieth-century Romance and Gothic Writers. Gale Research, 1982.