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The Age of Innocence

by Edith Wharton, Lionel Shriver
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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence

Gilded Age love triangle challenges societal norms.

If you're drawn to tales where love contends with duty, "The Age of Innocence" won't disappoint. Edith Wharton paints a vivid picture of New York's high society, where expectations clash with desires. The internal struggle of Newland Archer, caught between the enchanting Countess Olenska and his duty to May, mirrors the timeless conflict between individual happiness and societal expectations. Wharton's piercing examination of these tensions will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the weight of conformity.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Novel (1921)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780099511281
Authors: Edith Wharton, Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Date of Publication: 2008-05-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Historical Romance, Literature, Feminism, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 195388 readers)

Description

The return of the beautiful Countess Olenska into the rigidly conventional society of New York sends reverberations throughout the upper reaches of society. Newland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingénue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate bond develops between them. But Archer's life has no place for passion and, with society on the side of May and all she stands for, he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love and duty.
 

Gilded Age love triangle challenges societal norms.

If you're drawn to tales where love contends with duty, "The Age of Innocence" won't disappoint. Edith Wharton paints a vivid picture of New York's high society, where expectations clash with desires. The internal struggle of Newland Archer, caught between the enchanting Countess Olenska and his duty to May, mirrors the timeless conflict between individual happiness and societal expectations. Wharton's piercing examination of these tensions will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the weight of conformity.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Novel (1921)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.