A moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth-century New York high society Newland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingénue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton od authora Edith Wharton a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Edith Wharton |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
336 |
Rok vydání |
2024 |
Nakladatelství |
Penguin Books |