The age of innocence - formato ePub

El joven Newland Archer pertenece a una de las clases más altas de Nueva York. Siempre ha seguido las reglas de la estructura social, y ha juzgado a aquellos que no pertenecen, ni procuran amalgamarse...

Edith Wharton firma una novela magistral, que explota la que fuera una de sus obsesiones recurrentes: las opciones de la mujer de su tiempo y estatus en la vida social.

Ethan Frome es una novela que fue publicada en 1911 por la estadounidense ganadora del Premio Pulitzer Edith Wharton. Narra la vida del personaje del mismo nombre. En 1993 se hizo una adaptación cinematográfica.

Esta historia sigue a un hombre que antes era de clase media baja, un hombre que, en un momento de su vida, tuvo que trabajar para conseguir todo lo que tenía. Ahora, después de vender una exitosa novela...

El diplomático norteamericano George Darrow se dispone a reencontrarse con Anna Leath, la mujer que, catorce años antes, le abandonó para casarse con otro. Anna es ahora una rica viuda que vive en un...

Un joven ingeniero retenido por su trabajo en una pequeña localidad de Massachussets observa a un hombre lisiado y envejecido que recoge en la oficina de correos una revista y un sobre con medicamentos....

«No se le había ocurrido todavía que quienes consienten en compartir el pan de la adversidad pueden querer todo el pastel de la prosperidad para ellos solos.» Edith Wharton Nick Lansing y Susy Branch...

«Excelente retrato de la infidelidad, la hipocresía y el poder de una época donde la apariencia, los convencionalismos y las reglas sociales entraban en conflicto.» Rufo GiménezLa familia Spragg, que...

La novela corta más sutil y refinada de la gran dama de la literatura norteamericana.Una nouvelle ambientada en París que disecciona con precisión dos mundos de la alta sociedad alejados entre sí.Los...

Wharton, la primera mujer en recibir el prestigioso Premio Pulitzer y, seguramente, la novelista norteamericana más importante de su generación, publicó en la revista Scribner's a mediados de los años...

Wharton, además de una novelista absolutamente actual, cuyos libros se reeditan continuamente, fue durante toda su carrera una activa divulgadora de la lectura y la escritura, de la gran literatura en...

Los libros de Wharton son testimonio de las transformaciones que sufría Nueva York a principios del siglo XX, de las grandes mansiones frente a Central Park hasta las zonas de los obreros explotados,...

El compromiso entre el brillante y prometedor abogado Newland Archer y la dulce May Welland sufre una conmoción con la llegada a Nueva York de la condesa Ellen Olenska, una atractiva y chispeante mujer...

A comienzos del XX el viaje a Europa era un género tan popular como desgastado. Lo que aporta Edith Wharton es ímpetu y gozo, horror a los caminos trillados, una mirada perspicaz y un bagaje intelectual...

"La edad de la inocencia" pertenece a esa categoría de obras escritas durante la Gran Guerra o la posguerra en las que los fantasmas de la conflagración se resisten a descansar. Se infiere de ese sentimiento...

Pertenecientes al exclusivo y tradicional patriciado de la Nueva York del último tercio del siglo XIX, anclado a sus rígidas convenciones y hábitos sociales, Newland Archer, joven y brillante abogado,...

Opposites attract… but then what? Everything Tarn thought he knew about the universe is changing. He himself has been altered by his Maker goddess, going against the sacred law he was taught at the High...

Finn BakkerSexy! Bossy!Off limits!One night only? Do you know what happens when you create a 'boyfriend of convenience? It comes back to bite you on the ass, that's what happens!My parent's throw a charity...

Samantha Dawson is running from her past, a past that has alienated her family and has her watching her back at every turn. She doesn't share her family's faith, but she desperately wants to reconnect...

When his friend Michel LaBon, head chef at a top culinary bistro in Toulouse is brutally murdered on the opening day of the city's famous Merguez Sausage Festival, Laurent drives to Toulouse, to find...

With only six weeks left before the war between Chaos and Order will begin, Harmoni can't let despair rule her. She knows it's inevitable that Ares will be recaptured by Aion Corp. Nothing can change...

Every city has secrets. Some are evil. A killer stalks Spokane, Washington, with his history of victims stretching back fifty years. It seems an unlikely truth, but Major Crimes Detective Wardell Clint...

Every Sherlock needs his Watson, every Hercule Poirot his Captain Hastings. Who else could tell their stories that we might share in their adventures? Meet Simon Fletcher, a recently (and reluctantly)...

War has ignited. Taylor Renee Wolford must forge unlikely alliances as prophecy has failed them and she is no longer considered the savior foretold that would end centuries of strife. Battle lines are...

When the curtain falls, the body count risesMurder takes center stage in this witty and whimsical cozy mystery set in the heart of small-town Texas.When former nurse Sho Tanaka reluctantly takes on the...

     Human superiority and dominance, the basis of speciesism, is backfiring on humanity. The lack of moral consideration towards non-human animals by exploiting, abusing and unnecessarily killing them,...

Juno is haunted, not by spirits but by the twin shadows of Secret and Shame. They came to live with Juno as a child in the room where she now tries to sleep. These two inseparable invaders have wreaked...

Over twenty years have passed, but some things never fade... Brynn is back in Leo's world, even though neither of them expected to see each other again. In Leo's world, danger is a constant threat, and...

When Elder Darrow's friend Dan Burton, a Boston Homicide cop, dies trying to stop the robbery of a liquor store, Elder is bereft. But what appears to have been a random tragedy may have, in fact, been...

In the early 19th century, Sydney was a burgeoning colony, a place where fortunes were made as swiftly as they were lost. Captain John Piper stood at the heart of this volatile world, a man whose meteoric...

What happens when human insecurities meet artificial intelligence? In "The Emptiness Algorithm," readers are introduced to Venus, the embodiment of independence and success in a near-future society where...

Embark on a brutal yet beautiful journey of self-discovery. Nora is a capable, proud, professional woman standing on her own two feet and climbing to the position of Partner. She is also now a patient...

In a devastating turn of events, Marai is imprisoned on a ship, alongside Keshel, bound for the mysterious land of Andara. Her captors, Koda and Slate Hemming, are perhaps the least of her worries. Who...

Stumbling across a dead body could be the making … or breaking of an aspiring reporter. During 1958, when the workforce is predominantly male, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable...

After a catastrophic event transforms humans into monstrous, mutated creatures, James and his son Robert find themselves thrust into a nightmarish reality. With allies as dangerous as the enemies outside,...

Just sign on the dotted line...JulianneGetting lost in the desert during a sandstorm isn't my idea of fun, and after proving my directionally challenged self needs navigation and MAPS to make it anywhere...

Flickers of fallen people haunt this death mage—kings, queens, and boys buried in the blue ocean. Years ago, she fled those figures, to a house isolated in the tundra. There, she rebuilds herself from...

The Regal Retreat is an exclusive resort situated deep in the countryside of East Anglia where the rich and famous go to unwind. However, far from being a place of rest and relaxation, bad things happen...

Discover The Love Lottery, a captivating romantic science fiction novel that explores the future of love in a world where matchmaking is determined by a global lottery. Follow Emma, an independent woman...

A Past Life of Alina Storm SeriesI thought I was going crazy the day I remembered a different life I'd lived when I was but three years old. My parents thought the devil had touched me, and I spent the...

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. One minute, you're serving drinks behind a bar, the next, an old flame walks in and ignites everything you've been trying to keep buried....

Every morning, I lace up my ballet shoes, fighting for perfection in a world that demands it. But here's the thing: I'm losing myself. I've spent years mastering every step, every spin, but lately, I'm...

They say wine gets better with age, but what about the heart? As the caretaker of my family's vineyard, I've poured everything into the soil, the vines, and the legacy we're building, but the one thing...

Prepare to be captivated by The Last of Us: Reclaimed Dawn, a thrilling novel that brings to life the intense world of the acclaimed TV series and video game, The Last of Us. Dive into a post-apocalyptic...

Bailey, who was shot and killed innocently in a drug dealer's escape, unexpectedly got a chance to save his life. He received a mysterious mission and will hold the Red Alert system in different planes...

In a world where everything moves at the speed of light—emails, notifications, messages—it's easy to feel like we're constantly "on." We have become so accustomed to being perpetually connected that we've...