The Age of Innocence
Penguin Books
We can t behave like people in novels though can we Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple He is a wealthy young lawyer and she is a lovely and sweet natured girl All seems set for success until the arrival of May s unconventional cousin Ellen Olenska who returns from Europe without her husband and proceeds to shake up polite New York society To Newland she is a breath of fresh air and a free spirit but the bond that develops between them throws his values into confusion and threatens his relationship with May
