For fans of The Paris Wife, a sparkling glimpse into the life of Edith Wharton and the scandalous love affair that threatened her closest friendship
They say behind every great man is a woman. Behind Edith Wharton, there was Anna Bahlmannβher governess turned literary secretary, and her mothering, nurturing friend.
When at the age of forty-five, Edith falls passionately in love with a dashing younger journalist, Morton Fullerton, and is at last opened to the world of the sensual, it threatens everything certain in her life but especially her abiding friendship with Anna. As Edithβs marriage crumbles and Annaβs disapproval threatens to shatter their lifelong bond, the women must face the fragility at the heart of all friendships.
Edithβs real letters and intimate diary entries are woven throughout the book. The Age of Desire brings to life one of literatureβs most beloved writers, whose own story was as complex and nuanced as that of any of the heroines she created.
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