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false <![CDATA[Age of Innocence]]> 53835 156 Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.” This is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it. 1959512 book 1920 The Age of Innocence total:10758|5:3385|4:4107|3:2512|2:597|1:149| 10758 42269 14881 998 4 27 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 15:43:48 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 07:20:45 -0800 2009 The Age of Innocence are so gonzo for social graces, manners, and propriety that, if some one of them inadvertently let loose a kazoo-like fart at the Beauforts’ ball or in old Mrs. Mingott’s Opera box, it would likely be grounds for his or her expuls...more...]]> 5 17 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:48:34 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 10:24:13 -0700 2008 1
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Edith Wharton is a lot funnier than people think....more...]]> 3 9 false false Fri Nov 30 04:25:41 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 22 02:58:01 -0700 2009
Yes indeedy, what could be more jejune than another early 20th century novelist choosing as her subject the problematic relations between the sexes amongst the idle rich? D H Lawrence and Henry James do the same, the first like a big dog gnawing at a bone and fi...more...]]> 3 6 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 08 23:10:05 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 27 21:27:49 -0700 2008
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The Age that Wharton so painstakingly details in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel (she was the f...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 13:22:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 19:27:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 16:48:51 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 16:57:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 06:43:06 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 16:27:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 02 16:14:40 -0800 2009 Fri May 15 10:37:55 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 16:14:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:24:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:38:05 -0700 2009 I felt like Madame Ol...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Aug 05 10:51:55 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 10:54:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 16:42:56 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 19:46:05 -0700 2008 The Age of Innocence was not on my reading list until Emily (my wife) recommended it after reading it for her book club. I didn't know what to expect and was a little apprehensive, but ended up really enjoying it.

Never have I read a book in which every word was relevant, forcing me int...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Apr 10 12:37:28 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 10:14:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 30 21:14:28 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 06 13:48:45 -0700 2008
I loved this book because of the emotional quandaries I found MYSELF in when trying to decide how to react to the characters...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 18 06:36:53 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 06:51:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=531368