Xingu (Or The Lunch Club): Chapter Five (final)

In this short novella by Edith Wharton, we are treated to a hilarious vignette of a New York ladies' Lunch Club in the early 1920s. In the fifth and final chapter, the ladies finally discover from Mrs Ballinger's Encyclopedia (volume W-Z) what Xingu really is. The discovery leads to a shocked silence, then an outbreak.

Thank you for listening all the way through! If you've enjoyed Edith Wharton's writing, 'His Father's Son' is also available on Premium Tracks.

Reviews

I know I wrote a comment after chapter 3..but finally listened to the rest of this delightful story . Thanks Mandy. This was such fun. I so enjoy the books set in the Gilded Age and Victorian Era and how the mores in the upper crust US paralleled those in the Victorian Era in Britain. What a time to live. I can’t imagine…so many social rules! I would second the other reviewers request for House of mirth. What a writer!!!!

Well, I have to say this story was a bit strange and a bit silly, but I enjoyed listening all the same. Thanks, Mandy. PS: and it took me numerous attempts to stay awake all the way through! 😴💤

Really enjoyed this one as well as The Age of Innocence. My other two favorites are The House of Mirth and The Custom of the Country. Would love you to read The House of Mirth to us. Any chance? Thanks Mandy

Thank you for the exposing the story to us. Interesting short and yet so much meaning. I for one will listen again. She is Susa clever writer. Big thanks your way.🐕😊🕊️