- A rediscovery. WICKFORD POINT follows The Late George Apley as the second of Marquand's acclaimed and bestselling novels that Back Bay has restored to print.- John P. Marquand is regarded as one of the 20th century's masters of sophisticated domestic fiction, occupying a midpoint on the spectrum between Edith Wharton and John Cheever. | Wickford Point by John P. Marquand, Paperback | Indigo Chapters