| Description |
xxx, 333 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May's cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society's rules, and air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland, despite his enthusiasm about a marriage to May and the societal advantages it would bring. Almost against their will, Newland and Ellen develop a passionate bond, and a classic love triangle takes shape as the three young people find themselves drawn into a poignant and bitter conflict between love and duty. Written in 1920, Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a time and place long gone by--1870s New York City--beautifully captures the complexities of passion, independence, and fulfillment, and how painfully hard it can be for individuals to truly see one another and their place in the world. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 19 10826. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
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Upper class -- Fiction.
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Married people -- Fiction.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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Love stories.
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| Added Author |
Blackwood, Sarah.
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Batuman, Elif, 1977-
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Quinn, Laura (Laura Dluzynski)
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| ISBN |
0143134817 |
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9780143134817 |
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