Honorable Men

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Houghton Mifflin, 1985 - Fiction - 278 pages
In this psychological novel, Auchincloss explores the circumstances under which the richest and socially secure come to grief over the moral issues of our times. Chip Benedict and Alida Struthers serve as narrators of this internalized biographical tale that covers their lives from after World War I to the 1960s. Both come from a background of wealth, power, and social standing. Shortly before entering law school, Chip marries Alida, a pale beauty with the cunning and talent to become debutante of the year. Chip is called to serve in World War II, returns a hero decorated for bravery at the Normandy landing, and becomes chairman of the board of the Benedict Glass Company. In business, he becomes the perfect executive, serves his community, supports the arts and honors his government. But when it comes to choosing sides on the Vietnam issue, he makes a decision that casts aside the deepest ties and loyalties of his life. ISBN 0-395-38812-0 : $15.95.

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About the author (1985)

Louis Auchincloss was born on September 27, 1917 in New York. He attended Groton College and Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during World War ll. A practicing attorney, Auchincloss wrote his first novel, "The Indifferent Children," in 1947 under the pseudonym Andrew Lee, establishing a dual career as a successful lawyer and writer. Born into a socially prominent family, Auchincloss generally writes about society's upper class. Strong family connections, well-bred manners, and corporate boardrooms are subject matter in such novels as "Portrait in Brownstone" and "I Come As a Thief." He has also written several biographical and critical works on such notable writers as Edith Wharton and Henry James. Auchincloss was President of the Museum of the City of New York.

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