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The Age of Innocence
Classic fiction
The Age of Innocence
In the tightly governed world of 1870s New York society, lawyer Newland Archer becomes engaged to the conventional May Welland while feeling increasingly drawn to her unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska. Ellen's attempt to leave an unhappy marriage exposes the limits placed on women by the very families claiming to protect them. Newland begins to see that the manners he once admired preserve comfort by demanding private sacrifice. Elegant, restrained, and quietly devastating, this novel suits a snowy evening for readers who enjoy social codes, impossible choices, emotional repression, and love measured as much by what remains undone as by what occurs.
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Infidelity and emotional affairs; divorce/separation stigma; controlling and emotionally abusive marriage references; sexism, misogyny and class prejudice; pregnancy and death/grief references; period racism and antisemitism.
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Mint Lemonade
A bright, refreshing sip suits an unhurried afternoon between the pages.
What you'll need
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 6 mint leaves ↗
- 4 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Garden Chardonnay
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A chilled glass of Chardonnay is an easy invitation to linger in the garden.
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- Pour chardonnay into an appropriate wine glass and serve at the recommended temperature.
- Garnish: None.
- Glassware: Wine glass.
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