Here are 5 Edith Wharton books to read after watching the new HBO series
For Wharton, who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer in Literature for her 1920 novel,the social mores and hyper specific accounts of luxury and scandal came from first-hand experience. Born Edith Jones to a wealthy, old money family , Wharton, like many of her heroines, faced challenges in living life on her own terms as a woman in a society ruled by rigid rules and morals.
With that in mind, here are five Wharton novels to read to get your Gilded Age fix after watching the new HBO series., social mores and familial responsibility keep two star-crossed lovers apart over the course of three decades. Newland Archer, a wealthy lawyer and one of New York’s most eligible bachelors, is set to marry May Welland, an innocent girl from one of society’s top families.
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