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The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

Start date: May 1, 2012

Finish date: May 31, 2012

Why we're reading this: The group read for May. This is also one of the authors for the author challenge.
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May 01, 2012 Laurie rated it liked it · review of another edition

The setting is New York, sometime in the 1800's. The days when even New York had small town charm where everybody knew everybody. Though I'm not so sure that I would call it a charm, more like living in a fish bowl.

I almost think I prefer today's neighborhoods where you smile and nod to your neighbors, maybe exchange a short conversation in passing, but have no clue about their personal lives or whatever dirty laundry they may have shut away. I know that my life would not bear up to the haught ...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Debra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: will-reread, will-recommend, loved-it

the last book I read was Florence Foster Jenkins
by Nicholas Martin, Jasper Rees and that lead me to reread The Age of Innocence since the first book referenced this one...does this wonderful novel ever get old....I doubt it...

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