<p>In 'Mary's Neck,' Booth Tarkington delves into the vibrant tapestry of American social life during the interwar period with his characteristic wit and penetrating insight. The novel illuminates the shifting mores and the preoccupations of the upper-middle class as it follows its characters through their navigations of status, love, and ambition. A master of literary impressionism, Tarkington crafts a narrative that is as much about the nuanced...