{"product_id":"the-age-of-innocence-edith-wharton-s-pulitzer-prize-winning-masterpiece","title":"The Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize–Winning Masterpiece","description":"This edition has been annotated with the following unique content.\n• Historical Context\n• Detailed 20th Century Analysis\n\nDiscover The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel and one of the most celebrated 20th-century literary classics.\n\nThis unforgettable Edith Wharton novel captures the elegance and restraint of New York’s high society during the Gilded Age while exploring the timeless conflict between love and duty. A cornerstone of Gilded Age romance fiction, it remains a moving entry among the must-read romance classics and continues to stand as one of literature’s most timeless romantic classics.\n\nSneak Peek\n\n“I want - I want somehow to get away with you into a world where words like that -categories like that- won't exist. Where we shall be simply two human beings who love each other, who are the whole of life to each other; and nothing else on earth will matter.”\n~Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence\n\nSynopsis\n\nNewland Archer, a wealthy young lawyer, is engaged to the charming and innocent May Welland, a match that seems destined to secure his place in New York’s elite circles. But when May’s cousin, the unconventional Countess Ellen Olenska, returns to America after leaving her scandalous European marriage, Newland’s ordered world begins to unravel. Torn between loyalty to May and the deep passion he feels for Ellen, Newland faces an impossible choice—one that reveals the suffocating weight of social expectation and the cost of a love that defies convention.\n\nThrough rich detail and piercing insight, Wharton creates not only a portrait of a vanished age but also a universal tale of longing, sacrifice, and the enduring struggle between the heart and society’s demands. The Age of Innocence endures as a timeless romantic classic, treasured by readers who seek both historical fiction and the profound truths of the human spirit.\n\nThis beautifully presented edition of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is more than just a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel—it is a jewel of Gilded Age romance fiction and one of the most must-read romance classics ever written. As a 20th-century literary classic, it continues to enchant readers with its timeless themes of love, sacrifice, and the weight of social duty. Perfect for collectors of timeless romantic classics, students of historical fiction, or anyone who treasures an Edith Wharton novel at its finest, this book makes a meaningful gift and an essential addition to any classic literature library. Original 1920 Text Gilded Age Literature 5 x 8 Inches Matte Cover Cream Paper\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0FVXT1WMW\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0FVXT1WMW.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Classics, Elder Quill|Wharton, Edith\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447183581242,"sku":"DBV.B0FVXT1WMW.G","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-age-of-innocence-edith-wharton-s-pulitzer-prize-winning-masterpiece","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}