Peyton Place

Peyton Place, a novel by Grace Metalious, was released in 1956. The main theme of the book was that even a nice New England town has secrets. The book‘s plot followed a group of three women who had secrets. By the end of the book, the women come to terms about their lives in the New England town. The book even talked about women's sexual lives. This caused much disgust in society, as sex wasn’t talked of in entertainment, let alone the public.
When the book came out, many speculated what town it was based upon. It was discovered that setting was a combination of New England towns that included the author’s own town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire.
The main idea of the book is that although it seems that a town can be simple and bare, it could still have secrets as well.