<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?"--Edith Wharton, <i>The Age of Innocence</i></b> <p/>In a society where people "dreaded scandal more than disease," passion was a force of ruin. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton's <i>The Age of Innocence</i> is set amidst the pre-World War I "Golden Age" of upper-class society in New York, and is framed by society's strict moral code. When soon-to-be-wed Newland Archer finds himself enraptured by his bride-to-be's code-flouting cousin, he faces a turbulent battle between passion and social value. One of the great masterpieces in American literature, <i>The Age of Innocence</i> is now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a chic and affordable addition to the libraries of literature lovers everywhere.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we? -- from the book<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Edith Wharton</b> (1862-1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.
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