Newland Archer, a young lawyer in upper-crust 1870's New York, becomes a victim of social expectations and restrictions when he becomes infatuated with his docile fiancee's nonconformist cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska.
The age of innocence: with an introduction by Lionel Shriver
โ Scribed by Edith Wharton
- Publisher
- Random House;Vintage Classic
- Year
- 2012;2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0099511282
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โฆ Synopsis
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LIONEL SHRIVERNewland 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.
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