"The Choice" by Edith Wharton is a story set in the early 1900s, portraying the tough decisions people face when love, duty, and money clash. It's about Isabel Stilling, whose husband, Cobham, loses all their money through gambling, even his mother's. Meanwhile, Isabel finds herself drawn to Austin Wrayford. The story follows Isabel's battle with her feelings and the difficult choices she must make. A key event happens one night by a lake, leading to a tragic accident. The book captures the heavy feeling of secret desires and the sacrifices made for love and loyalty, ending in a sorrowful resolution.
The Choice 1916
By Edith Wharton
Trapped in a marriage ruined by debt, a woman finds herself entangled in a forbidden love, leading to a devastating choice with irreversible consequences.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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