The Age Of Innocence
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- Publisher PENGUIN BOOKS
- ISBN13 9780241652688
- ISBN10 0241652685
- Type Book
- Pages 336
- Published 2024
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
Sections
English LiteratureThe Age Of Innocence
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Book Details
A moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth-century New York high societyNewland 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.