Booked for the Day Discussion Group
Monday, May 3, 2027 · 11:00 AM CDT · Lisle Library · Lisle, IL
Literary
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This Pulitzer Prize winning story first published in the 1920’s takes place in 1870s New York City during the affluent "Gilded Age" and was written by Wharton when she was in her 50s, already established as a highly sought-after author by publishers. The title of Wharton's novel is believed to have been inspired by The Age of Innocence, a character study completed by Englishman Joshua Reynolds around 1785 or 1788. This novel highlights the constraining rituals of 1870s New York society and remai
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