TY - BOOK AU - Fitzgerald,F.Scott TI - The Great Gatsby SN - 9781432888480 U1 - F FIT 22 PY - 2022///, c1925 CY - Waterville, Maine PB - Thorndike Press KW - Traffic accidents KW - Fiction KW - Married women KW - First loves KW - Rich people KW - Mistresses KW - Revenge KW - Long Island (N.Y.) KW - FICTION / Classics KW - bisacsh N1 - The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition N2 - The mysterious Jay Gatsby uses his fabulous wealth to create an enchanted world fit for his former love, Daisy Buchanan, now married to Tom. Daisy, though, is a romanticised figment of his own imagination, and the extraordinary world that he creates is equally illusory. He gives lavish, legendary parties where the guests and gate-crashers enjoy free-flowing champagne and cocktails and carefree hospitality. But a more sinister reality begins to break through, as idealized romantic figures prove to have human frailties and selfish motivations, and the grandiose world of Gatsby's creation crumbles and disillusion turns to tragedy ER -