Classics Literary Romance 1920

The age of innocence by Edith Wharton

Published in Spanish as La edad de la inocencia

The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence.

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What it is

A love that builds slowly · melancholic and unhurried

What happens in it

Slow-burn romance

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How it's told

Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you don't mind a love story that takes its time
  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

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