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The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel of Love Duty and Society - cover

The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel of Love Duty and Society

Edith Wharton, Zenith Golden Quill

Publisher: Zenith Golden Quill

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Summary

He had everything—except the freedom to love whom he chose.

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton's masterful portrayal of desire and decorum in Gilded Age New York. At the center of this elegant, emotionally charged novel is Newland Archer—a man torn between the life he's expected to lead and the life he secretly craves. Caught between tradition and passion, Archer must navigate a world ruled by appearances and silent judgment.

With biting irony and graceful prose, Wharton exposes the constraints of high society and the cost of suppressing one's true self in the name of duty and reputation.

📘 This Edition Features:
✔ Unabridged and carefully formatted for Kindle
✔ Active table of contents for seamless navigation
✔ Ideal for fans of historical fiction, literary romance, and social critique

💬 What Readers Say:
"A masterpiece of restraint and heartbreak."
"Wharton's finest novel—piercing, precise, and unforgettable."
"Beautiful, bittersweet, and devastatingly honest."

📥 Download The Age of Innocence today and experience one of the most elegant indictments of society's gilded cage.
Available since: 05/08/2025.
Print length: 374 pages.

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