The Age of Innocence

Description

The main character, Newland Archer, is a wealthy lawyer who is engaged to May Welland. All seems well, until Newland meets May's cousin Countess Ellen Olesnka, who has left Europe to get away from her husband. Newland is enlisted to make things right, avoiding any scandal, for May's family by getting Countess Olenska to go back to her husband, or simply swaying her to choose not to divorce. Newland falls in love with Countess Olesnka, but he is a man who is a product of his environment, and decides to forego what he wants for duty.