Cover of The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Narrated by Joanne Woodward

Released
September 4, 2009
Length
6 hrs 19 mins
Format
Abridged Audiobook
Publisher
Phoenix Books
Set against the opulent backdrop of the Gilded Age, The Age of Innocence explores themes of desire and betrayal within the confines of elite 1870s New York society, where scandal is feared more than illness. Newland Archer, a well-to-do lawyer, looks forward to marrying the conventional May Welland, until her unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, returns from Europe. As Archer becomes captivated by Ellen’s independence, he faces a profound dilemma between societal duty and passionate love, forcing him to confront decisions that could either shape or devastate his life.

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