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Crossroads of Desire by Amos Hatter

1953 · Free to read

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About this issue

This 1953 romantic drama centers on Constance Carter, premier dancer for the Ballet du Roi in New York, maintained as the mistress of wealthy industrialist Philip Hathaway. At a cocktail party in her apartment, she encounters Larry Brooks, a ragtime pianist working in a Third Avenue saloon, brought by her colleague Jack Clayton. Despite their different social positions, Connie finds herself drawn to Larry's authenticity and lack of pretense, contrasting sharply with the artifice surrounding her glamorous life. Philip, distracted by business matters at his lock-and-bolt factory, meets her later for dinner, unaware of her new interest. The narrative explores the tension between Connie's comfortable but emotionally hollow existence with Philip and her attraction to the genuine connection Larry represents.

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