The Age of Innocence is a social satire, a bitter-sweet romance, bringing to life the grandeur and hypocrisy of the stuffy upper crust of 1870s New York. Rich, intriguing and beautifully written, the novel relates the mesmerizing story of a man caught between the opposite pulls of his conscience and his longing for freedom. Newland Archer is about to achieve every young man's dream, as he is engaged to virginal socialite May Welland but soon finds himself utterly captivated by Ellen's independence and her willingness to risk all, socially, by flouting convention.
- ISBN10 1713429071
- ISBN13 9781713429074
- Publish Date 30 November 2019 (first published 15 August 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Independently Published
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English