The Age of Innocence
Paperback Published on: 07/02/2008
Price: £8.99
Synopsis
'Wharton's dazzling skills as a stylist, creator of character, ironical observer and unveiler of passionate, thwarted emotions have earned her a devoted following’ Sunday Times
Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple. He is a wealthy young lawyer and she is a lovely and sweet-natured girl. All seems set for success until the arrival of May's unconventional cousin Ellen Olenska, who returns from Europe without her husband and proceeds to shake up polite New York society. To Newland, she is a breath of fresh air and a free spirit, but the bond that develops between them throws his values into confusion and threatens his relationship with May.
‘Wharton evocatively records the high society of New York's gilded age’ Daily Mail
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099511281
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 21 mm
- Weight: 240g
- Languages: English
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An excellent book
This was my first introduction to Edith Walton's writing. She described the settings (especially dinner settings and food) in such clear detail that I coul... READ MORE
just so good!
Would it be wrong to say that Edith Wharton's writing is like Jane Austen updated? It is for me, anyway.
If you've ever read the Luxe, it's like that, but ... READ MORE
The Age of Innocence
Tedious
Not something that I would ever consider pick up, and was read as part of a book club read.
It is set in the upper echelons of New York society in the lat... READ MORE
Amazing
I loved this book! When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it, and when I was reading it, I was there with the characters.
The Age of Innocence fol... READ MORE
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