The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton (1920)

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Edith Wharton's most famous novel, written immediately after the end of World War I, is a brilliantly realized anatomy of 1870s New York society, the world she grew up in and spent her life escaping. Newland Archer, Wharton's leading man, charming, understated, and enlightened, is a complete product of this society; you accept its standards and abide by its rules, but you also recognize its limitations. His engagement to the impeccable May Welland assures him a safe and conventional future, until the arrival of May's cousin, Ellen Olenska, jeopardizes all his plans. Independent, free-thinking, and scandalously separated from her husband, Ellen forces Archer to question the values ​​and assumptions of his narrow world. As their love for each other grows, Archer has to decide where his ultimate loyalty lies. - Back cover.
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