Book Club Meet Up: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Schedule
Wed Jul 31 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop | Rome, NY
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Join us for the latest installment of the K&L Book Club! For July, we'll be reading Edith Wharton's classic novel, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. Newland Archer, a young, aristocratic lawyer, is engaged to the cloistered, beautiful May Welland. But when May's cousin Ellen arrives from Europe, fleeing her failed marriage to a Polish count, her worldly and independent nature intrigues Archer. Trapped by his passionless relationship with May and the social conventions that forbid a relationship with the disgraced Ellen, Archer finds himself torn between possibility and duty. Wharton's profound understanding of her characters' lives makes the triangle of Archer, May, and Ellen come to life with an irresistible urgency. A wry, incisive look at the ways in which desire and emotion must negotiate the complex rules of society, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is one of Wharton's most moving works.
Join us for the discussion! All are welcome. A cat will be available for petting.
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Where is it happening?
Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, 236 W Dominick Street,Rome,NY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
