About the Book: The Age of Innocence
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LIONEL SHRIVER
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 Mays 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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