The era of innocence. Warton E.

The “era of innocence” is the story of a love triangle and at the same time a wide picture of the New York Higher Society of the late 70s of the XIX century. Newland Archer - an ambitious and respectable lawyer, leads an ordinary life, is going to marry the beauty of May Welland, and deep down he wishes passion among his routine days. But from Europe, Kuzina May, Countess Ellen Olensk, after a public scandal with her husband, returns to New York. Ellen Olensk is very beautiful, her whole image is shrouded in secrets, and her behavior and views are unacceptable for the conservative New York society. Newland is fascinated by Ellen, he falls in love with it...

Edith Warton - the author of more than twenty novels and ten collections of stories - the first woman -writer awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Warton’s works such as “The Abode of Joy”, “Ethan Frome”, “The Age of Innociality”, “The Far of a Tree”, were included in the Golden Fund of American literature. The novel "The Age of Innociality" formed the basis of the film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, who has gained recognition and popularity. The confrontation of personality and society, the clash of generally accepted moral principles and sincere deep feelings inevitably lead to tragedy, break human destinies. And not everyone is enough courage to overcome the obstacles that have risen on the way to happiness and defend their love.