The novel is about New York City society in its best years through the life of a beautiful girl who is an outside insider with a foot in and several feet outside the inner circle.
Edith Wharton was a great early 20th Century writer who captured American social & society norms, especially in the upper classes.
The novel is about New York City society in its best years through the life of a beautiful girl who is an outside insider with a foot in and several feet outside the inner circle.
Edith Wharton was a great early 20th Century writer who captured American social & society norms, especially in the upper classes.