Booth Tarkington
Mary's Neck
Mary’s Neck is an episodic collection of anecdotes told by Mr. Massey, a mild-mannered, conventional Midwesterner, about a summer spent at a New England seaside resort at the urging of his wife and daughters. Through Mr. Massey’s mildly bewildered reactions, the narrative mainly satirizes the summer visitors’ tendencies to gossip, feuding, petty snobbery and so forth....—Elisabeth @ Goodreads.com.