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 ingenue, 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 bond develops between them. But Archer's life has no place for passion and, with society on the side of May and all she stands for, he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love and duty.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Pocket
Författare: Edith Wharton
Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd.
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 368 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 131x197x17 mm
Vikt: 280 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9780241652688
SKU: 785862