![]() ![]() Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life-or mercilessly destroy it.” -goodreads But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. ![]() This is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. Sponsored by The Vermont Humanities CouncilĪge of Innocence – “Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.” Join us at the library or virtually by following this link (the passcode is “Blake”) – Suzanne Brown will be facilitating our discussions for 3 Edith Wharton books on the following dates: Join us for our next book discussion series. ![]()
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