a starryeyed young beauty marjorie morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves new york to accept the job of her dreamsworking in a summerstock company for noel airman its talented and intensely charismatic director released from the social constraints of her traditional jewish family and thrown into the glorious colorful world of theater marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatestand the most destructivelove of her liferich with humor and poignancy marjorie morningstar is a classic love story one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine this unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of herman wouks most beloved creations