Description
Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel plunges into the opulent yet restrictive world of Old New York's Gilded Age, where societal expectations reign supreme and scandal is the ultimate dread. The story follows Newland Archer, a young man on the cusp of marrying the perfect May Welland, whose life is irrevocably altered by the arrival of the enigmatic Countess Ellen Olenska. As Archer finds himself drawn to the unconventional Countess, he is caught in a devastating conflict between his deep-seated sense of duty and the overwhelming force of his passion. This masterful exploration of love, societal constraints, and the courage of conviction questions the true cost of conformity and the choices that define a life.
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paperback
Barnes & Noble
Published Aug 26, 2004
336 pages
ISBN: 9781593081430
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First Published
1920
Language
eng
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